Basket
A small, round basket that was gifted to Elsie Allen in 1929-30. It is made from pine root, dyed fern, and porcupine quills (dyed yellow with moss).
- Object: Basket
- Artist: unknown
- Circa: 1929
- Dimensions: 4" diameter
- Culture Area: California / Siskiyou County
- Cultural Group: potentially: Wintu, Klamath-Modoc
- Cultural Context: The original note accompanying the basket reads: "This basket was made for you by and (sic) old Indian woman. The white portions are pine roots. The black are a specie (sic) of fern dyed black and the yellow are porkipine (sic) quills dyed with moss that grows on oaks. It is realy (sic) a nice piece of basket work -Lyle Hill"
- Donor: Chris Nelson
- Catalog #: 2025.10.2