by Artist (5)
Dominga Loomis
(1894 - )Basket, 1914
Juncus and grass (plant material)
7 1/4 x 8 x 8 in. (18 x 20 x 20 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Coiling)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Emil P. Steffa
Accession Number:
P1227
Irregular shaped basket: lower half from base up is cylindrical, and upper half is ring-necked. Coiled construction. Black outlined diamonds on buff.
Materials
Deer grass and juncus
Commentary
Although the "net" pattern of this basket is traditional, its shape is unusual, combining the traditional globular form of the gift basket and the untraditional cylinder. In another stylistic departure, the basket maker did not employ sumac for the first few wrappings of the coils.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 86 (illustrated/bw) fig. 292.
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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
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 8 x 8 in. (18.42 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm)
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: 86, Figure Number: 292
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