Coiled Basket

Coiled Basket

Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection This piece was constructed by the great weaver, Annie Burke, using a three-rod coiling with a willow foundation. The designs are deep black from the dyed bulrush. The patterns are triangular arrowhead shapes that spiral up from the base with a central row of checks. Sedge grass root forms the weft material. Small red feathers dot the surface, probably from the woodpecker crests. A fine globose form was achieved.
  • Object: Coiled Basket
  • Artist: Annie Burke
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 15 cm
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Pomo
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
  • Catalog #: 103.008