Beaded Basket

Beaded Basket

Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection From the inspired hands of a great weaver, this creation has contrasting red and green glass seed beads sewn into the coiled weft. The Pomo are the only tribe where this tradition exists. In this piece the weaver has utilized the elbow orLake lightning designs, zigzags that spiral up from the base on the sides of the globose shape. One-rod coiling was employed using willow warp and a weft of sedge grass root. This is a fine and rare example.
  • Object: Beaded Basket
  • Artist: Annie Lake
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 12 cm diam
  • Culture Area: California
  • Cultural Group: Pomo
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
  • Catalog #: 103.022