Chitimacha Artist
Basket, n.d.
Plant material
x 5 1/2 in. ( x 14 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Basketmaking (Braiding)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Angle
Accession Number:
P2274
Conical basket with a conical base. Polychrome twilled construction in orange, brown, and buff.
Materials
split dyed river cane
Commentary
Chitimacha polychrome twillwork is among the finest work of its kind. Isolated figures and curvilinear lines are formed by using red and black dyed cane. The design is called "blackbird's eye." -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection Catalog, 1979-1980
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 19 (illustrated/bw) fig. 11.
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
This object has the following keywords:
Exhibition List
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
Bibliography List
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: 19, Figure Number: 11
Portfolio List
Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios:
Your current search criteria is: Portfolio is "Southeast Cultures" and [Object]Century is "19th/20th c".
The content on this website is subject to change as collection records are researched and refined and may be subject to copyright restrictions.
For further inquiries, contact Associate Director/Registrar Steve Comba at steven.comba@pomona.edu.
For further inquiries, contact Associate Director/Registrar Steve Comba at steven.comba@pomona.edu.