Culture: Pomo
County: Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Date of Manufacture: Early 1900s
Materials: Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; sedge grass (Carex sp.) roots; bulrush (Scirpus sp.) roots; acorn woodpecker feathers; shell beads
Dimensions (cm): Height = 6.0, Rim Diam = 9.6, Max Diam = 14.6
Description: Small round basket with wide flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward rim; woven in coiling technique over 3-rod foundation; designs include radiating sun burst pattern on base, 9 quail topknot feather motifs arranged in 2 rows around sides, and series of alternating dark and light segments around rim; shell disk bead is tied to rim atop each dark segment in the final coil and entire side of basket is decorated with red acorn woodpecker feather placed approx. every 0.5 cm.
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