Basket

Basket

Yokut, coiled, bundle foundation-willow, weft- marsh grass,designs-dyed bracken fern root and redbud. Flat bottom with flared sides. Designs-two bands of double row triangles (upside down). Four rows of connected,upside down triangles evenly spaced around basket. Pattern variation at base. Note:Variation in design material from bracken fern root to redbud occurs in each verticle row on the third triangle from the rim. There are two rows of redbud. Bracken fern designs have been darkened with a black ink pen. One spot on a verticle row was missed and shows the original design color.
  • Object: Basket
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 5
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Yokut
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Sonoma County Museum
  • Catalog #: 94.063