Object number:
H4327.6
Object name:
basket
Date made:
circa 1930
Material / Technique:
Plain twined redbud and sedge root
Dimensions:
H: 3.5 in, Dia: 6 in
Credit line:
Gift of R. W. Bowen
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Plain twined basket of redbud and sedge root
Content description:
Basket. Description: Pomo, twined for eating mush. History: This collection was obtained from Mrs. Marty McCloud ca. 1928. She lived on a reservation between Healdsburg and Geyserville. The baskets were made by her or members of her family. Also of interest: donor's father, Mr. Homer Wallace, was the first registered birth in Oakland on April 16, 1882 at the site of the old Court House. Remarks: More historical information in donor file.
Cultural affinity:
Southern Pomo; Pomo

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