by Artist (11)
Pomo Artist
Basket, c. 1930
Wood
x 11 7/16 in. ( x 29 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, California
Technique:
Basketmaking (Twining)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. George S. Sumner
Accession Number:
P1951
Hemispherical basket with a rounded shape. Twined construction. Two bands of interconnected brown diamonds around the circumference, on an orangey-blond ground. The triangular design on this basket is known as "turtle-back," "acorn," "turtle-neck," or "arrowhead interlocking."
Materials
Willow, redbud bark and sapwood
Commentary
Pmo baskets are often constructed of plain two-strand twining, with three-strand twining or braid, for the base and sides for added strength. Designs of redbud bark are usual. THe triangular design on this basket is name "turtle-back," "acorn," "turtle-neck," or "arrowhead interlocking." Traditionally, a Pomo basketmaker would not make a perfect pattern; each band of design contains a break where the design changes. A basketmaker who did not follow this tradition was supposedly doomed to blindness. - 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), 18-19 (illustrated/bw 18) fig. 6.
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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
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: 18-19, Figure Number: 6
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