Deer grass, juncus, and sumac

The Cahuilla basket maker Ramona, who worked in the late 1880s and early 1900s, was immortalized in Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel of the same name. She did not begin this basket using the traditional sumac as the wrapping material, but she did use it for the background of the design.

Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 89, fig. 314.

P1135 and P1137 are both noted as being Chubbuck number 2 on old cataloging cards.

This object has the following keywords:

• Plants
• Ramona pattern

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Ways of Seeing/Exhibiting American Indian Art: The Pomona College Collection Montgomery Gallery , 1/19/1994 - 3/20/1994
• A Symmetrical Aesthetic: Southern California Indian Baskets Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College , 3/19/2001 - 5/13/2001

• Overall Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 9 1/16 in. (10.48 x 23.18 x 23.02 cm) Measured by Haave, Lilly

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Native American Art from the Permanent Collection. Native American Art from the Permanent Collection Galleries of the Claremont Colleges. Claremont, CA, 1979
  Page Number: 89, Figure Number: 314

This object is a member of the following portfolios: