Miniature Burden Basket

Miniature Burden Basket

Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection Julia Parker is now one of the foremost advocates for the Pomo Culture and she is frequently featured in the news and publications regarding contemporary Pomo life. In this piece she has created in miniature a twined, conical burden shape with three horizontal bands of the redbud design. The warp is peeled Willow and weft is Sedge Root with a pitch that is up and right.
  • Object: Miniature Burden Basket
  • Artist: Julia Parker
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 11 cm height
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Pomo
  • Cultural Context: Julia Parker is now one of the foremost advocates for the Pomo Culture and she is frequently featured in the news and publications regarding contemporary Pomo life.
  • Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
  • Catalog #: 103.001