Gift Basket
Pomo
California culture
collected 1905 or 1907
Willow twigs (foundation), weft of sedge root (tan) and bulrush root (black), California Valley Quail feathers (black), Redheaded Woodpecker feathers (red); coiling technique
Overall: 1 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (4.1 × 9.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.9332
Geography
Place Made: Pomo, Mendocino County, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: California Culture
Not on view
Course History
Studio Art 16.01, Sculpture I, Matt Siegle, Winter 2023
Studio Art 16.02, Sculpture I, Matt Siegle, Winter 2023
Exhibition History
Northern Native American Basketry, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 4, 1990-October 20, 1991.
Publication History
[Northern, Tamara]. "Native American Art". Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, page 23 . (Published in conjunctionwith Gutman Gallery opening exhibition)
Provenance
Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), California, probably 1905-1907; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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