Gift Basket
1895–1910
- Medium
- Bulrush, Sedge; Coiled (3 rods)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5 x 11.6 cm (1 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
- Genre
- basketry
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
California, Pomo, Lytton Springs, Alexander Valley, late 19th-early 20th century
About
These baskets were probably created to be sold to non-Indian collectors and tourists. The feathered basket, however, is based on an older type that was given as a treasured gift on various occasions, including ceremonies that marked the stages of life (birth, puberty, marriage, and so forth).