by Artist (5)
Mrs. Chuplé
Basket, 1914
Juncus and grass (plant material)
6 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (15.24 x 16.51 x 16.51 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Coiling)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Emil P. Steffa
Accession Number:
P1208
Ring necked basket with a flat base and braided handle. Made with coiled construction. Three bands of black, tan and buff geometric designs on buff.
Materials
Deer grass, juncus, sumac, and tule
Commentary
In the precisely-executed design of this basket, a series of interconnected triangles are outlined in black. Inside the large buff triangles are golden-brown triangles which point downward.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 91, fig. 324.
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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
- In Our Care: Institutional History in Material Form Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College , 12/15/2020 - 5/16/2021
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: 324
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