Coiled Basket Tray
Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection.
A fabulous basket, this beauty has wide flaring walls that curve outward from a small flat base. Deep red designs spiral up in what may be an "elbow" pattern, as described in the Allen family documentation on this piece. Perfect symmetry is achieved in the shape and designs. This is truly a great work of basketry art. Sedge grass root was utilized for the weft and redbud for the designs. The warp is willow.
- Object: Coiled Basket Tray
- Artist: Annie Lake
- Circa: -
- Dimensions: 32 cm diam
- Culture Area: California
- Cultural Group: Pomo
- Cultural Context: -
- Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
- Catalog #: 103.088