Miniature Cradle Basket
Part of the Elsie Allen Pomo Basket Collection
This fine model of a baby's cradle basket is made of bright yellow willow that has been peeled. White cotton string has been lashed around the willow in horizontal bands. Swaddling strings and a tumpline are also represented. This kind of basket was a favorite gift form of Elsie Allen.
- Object: Miniature Cradle Basket
- Artist: Elsie Allen
- Circa: -
- Dimensions: 13 cm length
- Culture Area: California
- Cultural Group: Pomo
- Cultural Context: -
- Donor: Genevieve and Ralph Aquilar
- Catalog #: 103.076