Gift Basket
Pomo
California culture
late 19th century
Sedge root, redbud bark, willow, meadowlark and woodpecker feathers
Overall: 1 7/16 × 3 5/16 in. (3.7 × 8.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Ida Farr Miller
44.18.8746
Geography
Place Made: Pomo, Mendocino County, United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: California Culture
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Ellen Frances Burpee Farr (1840-1907) (Mrs. Evarts Worcester Farr, Class of 1863W), Pasadena, California, between 1887-1906; given to her daughter, Ida Farr Miller (1863-1953), 1907; given to present collection, 1944.
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