Mrs. Chuplé
Basket, 1914
Juncus (plant material)
7 1/16 in. x 5 7/8 in. (18 cm x 15 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Coiling)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Emil P. Steffa
Accession Number:
P1321
Ring-necked basket with a flat base. Coiled construction. Basket is divided into segments by four vertical black bands on buff. The bands are decorated with connected white triangles.
Commentary
In the basket, black is used as a background for the primary design element: the arrowhead here depicted in buff colored sumac. -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection catalog, 1979
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 91 (illustrated/bw) fig. 321.
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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
- A Symmetrical Aesthetic: Southern California Indian Baskets Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College , 3/19/2001 - 5/13/2001
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 91, Figure Number: 321
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