Feather Basket
CulturePomo
Dateca. 1900
MediumWillow, sedge root, feathers, clam shell beads and abalone
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 10 1/2 inches (5.08 × 26.67 cm)
Credit LineLent by the St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Object number23.2008.5
On View
On viewGallery Location
Gallery Label- 207
This "jewel basket" exemplifies the consummate skill of a master weaver. The various birds' feathers were held in place by the intricate fiber stitches of the coiling process used to form the basket. The richly colored, softly gleaming feathered surface formed the convex exterior design seen from below when the object was suspended high in the lodge or when inverted to be placed upon a funeral pyre. Quail topknot feathers protrude from the rim, and shell pendants dangle freely, adding dimension and extending the design and visual movement beyond the basket's woven edge.
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