Woodpecker Trap
Woodpecker trap basket. Open-twined; warp - sourberry (Sumac); weft - sourberry. Near the top is six rows of warp very close to each other. The rest of the warp on the basket is spaced about 3/4 of an inch apart. Rim finish is twinted extended warp.
- Object: Woodpecker Trap
- Artist: Craig Bates
- Circa: 1997
- Dimensions: 5 X 19 "
- Culture Area: California / Basin
- Cultural Group: Miwok / Sierra style
- Cultural Context: This funnel shaped basktry trap was typically used to capture woodpeckers and similar birds.
- Donor: Craig Bates
- Catalog #: 97.044