Basket with metal chimes
This is a conical basket made with what appears to be redbud. There are white leather strips attached to the basket from which hang metal chimes. There is also a plain leather loop attached. The interior of the basket has a greenish fuzz on the surface of the red strips, which appears to be part of the plant material's skin, as it is only present there and not on the exterior, the leather, or the pale portions of the weave.
- Object: Basket with metal chimes
- Artist: Julia Parker
- Circa: unknown
- Dimensions: basket: 3.5" x 4", leather strings: 5" & 6"
- Culture Area: West Coast / California
- Cultural Group: Coast Miwok & Kashia Pomo
- Cultural Context: "Julia Parker, an Indian cultural demonstrator since 1960, continues to preserve the customs and traditions of her Kashaya Pomo/Coast Miwok ancestors, as well as those of her husband's Yosemite Miwok/ Pauite family." Excerpt from her signed and printed postcard. She is an enrolled citizen with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. ~YR 8/12/24
- Donor: Sharon Koch
- Catalog #: 2025.5.15