[Basket, coiled, round with flat base, sides flare at rim. Triangular design in dark brown on natural ground, very discolored overall. 5-2003] 11/20/2008; Per Ralph Shanks: Tag on basket says 1-70784 but this is incorrect. Also says "Pomo 2 rod coil". Attribution not clear; very unusual 2 rod foundation on North Central California basket. Small, flaring bowl, flat bottom. Basket is two-rod coil, foundation unsure, leftward weave direction with plain wrapped rim. Design is 3 sets of parallelograms made of dyed bullrush root and sedge root background, diagonally arranged and split.
Collection place:
North Central California
Culture or time period:
North Central California tribes and Pomo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
diameter 20.5 centimeters and height 9 centimeters
Comment:
Possible match with 1-70743 based on size and culture.