Twined Utility Basket

Twined Utility Basket

Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection This beautiful work of art has a globose shape and rounded base. Crossing diagonal lines of design are composed of diamond shapes and triangular serrates. Alternating light and dark checks mark the underselvage of the rim. The base has a serrated circle. The weave is diagonal twining in sedge grass root over a foundation of willow. The designs are in redbud. This is a classic example of this Pomo form.
  • Object: Twined Utility Basket
  • Artist: Maude Donohue Scott
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 20" diam
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Pomo
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
  • Catalog #: 103.006