California

The collection of nearly 200 objects from California culture is primarily comprised of baskets from the Hupa, Cahuilla, Pomo, Yokuts, Maidu, Gabrielino, Luiseno, Miwok, Karuk, Serrano, Wintu people. Contemporary artists include Fritz Scholder and Frank LaPena.

    Louise Hickox, American (Karuk (Karok)), 1896 - 1967 | possibly Louise Hickox or Elizabeth Conrad Hickox | Wiyot | Karuk (Karok) | California culture | Elizabeth Conrad Hickox, Karuk / Wiyot / American, 1875 - 1947
    Basket
    about 1925
    157.9.13894
    Frank LaPena, American, 1937 - 2019 | Maidu | California culture
    We are All Sacred
    2001
    2008.41.1
    Rick Bartow, Wiyot / American, born 1946 | Wiyot | California culture
    The Tale that the Crow Told, from the series The Ceremony that Never Was
    2006
    2008.6.1
    Rick Bartow, Wiyot / American, born 1946 | Wiyot | California culture
    No Dogs at the Ceremony, from the series The Ceremony that Never Was
    2006
    2008.6.2
    Rick Bartow, Wiyot / American, born 1946 | Wiyot | California culture
    The Dancers Arrive, from the series The Ceremony that Never Was
    2006
    2008.6.3
    Rick Bartow, Wiyot / American, born 1946 | Wiyot | California culture
    Acquiring a Taste for Crow, from the series The Ceremony that Never Was
    2006
    2008.6.4
    Fritz Scholder, Luiseño / American, 1937 - 2005 | Luiseño (Luiseno) | California culture
    Untitled (American Portrait Series)
    about 1979-1980
    2012.20
    Yokuts | California culture
    Basket
    late 19th century
    43.25.8613
    Pomo | California culture
    Gift Basket
    late 19th century
    44.18.8746
    Mewuk (Miwok) | California culture
    Basket
    late 19th century
    44.18.8758
    Koso (Panamint) Shoshone | California culture
    Trinket Basket
    late 19th century
    44.18.8764
    Modoc | Samuel Ball, Modoc / American, about 1827 - unknown | California culture
    Beaded Bow
    collected about 1902-1904
    46.17.10181
    Samuel Ball, Modoc / American, about 1827 - unknown | Modoc | California culture
    Simple Wood Bow
    collected about 1902-1904
    46.17.10182
    Francisca Lubo, Cahuilla / American, 1881 - 1928 | Cahuilla | California culture
    Woman's Small Storage Basket
    about 1900
    46.17.9313
    Luiseño (Luiseno) | California culture | Mother of a Raphael Tortes, Luiseño, unknown dates
    Trinket Basket Decorated with the Initials R.T. and a Figure of a Baseball Player
    collected 1905 or 1907
    46.17.9314
    Serrano | California culture
    Basket
    collected 1905
    46.17.9315
    Lenora Linton LaChusa, Diegueno / American, 1877 - 1965 | Kumeyaay (Diegueno) | California culture
    Basket Tray depicting a Diamondback Rattlesnake
    collected 1905
    46.17.9318
    Cahuilla | California culture
    Storage Basket
    about 1900
    46.17.9326
    Pomo | California culture
    Gift Basket
    collected 1905 or 1907
    46.17.9332
    Pomo | California culture
    Basket
    about 1905
    46.17.9333
    Maidu | California culture | Williams Family, Maidu, unknown dates
    Trinket Basket
    collected mid-1907
    46.17.9334
    Hupa | California culture
    Woman's Cap
    probably collected 1905
    46.17.9335
    Princess Mary (Ko-a-lak-a), Modoc, about 1844 - 1906 | Modoc | California culture
    Cap
    about 1900
    46.17.9339
    Modoc | California culture
    Basketry Cap
    about 1900
    46.17.9346
    Tubatulabal (Kern River) | California culture | Koso (Panamint) Shoshone
    Food Basket
    early-mid 20th century
    51.19.12705
    Yurok | California culture
    Basketry cap
    early 20th century
    51.27.12817
    Yurok | Karuk (Karok) | Hupa | California culture
    Basket
    about 1900
    54.18.12950
    Fritz Scholder, Luiseño / American, 1937 - 2005 | Luiseño (Luiseno) | California culture
    Dartmouth Portrait #17
    1973
    p.974.11
    Harry Fonseca, Maidu / American, 1946 - 2006 | Maidu | California culture
    Coyote Woman in the City
    1979
    p.989.10