Cleveland Museum of Art

Gift Bowl

Date

c. 1895

Medium

willow, sedge, with beads; coiled (1 rod)

Culture

California, Wappo, late 19th- early 20th century

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

To allow spirits to circulate freely in a basket, some California weavers provide a spirit door: an intentional design irregularity that can be as subtle as a tiny break in a stitch or as obvious as a feather or a bead of a different color. The single green bead in this superb gift basket may be such a portal.

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