Cleveland Museum of Art

Gift Basket

Date

1895

Medium

Bulrush, Sedge; Coiled (3 rods)

Culture

California, Pomo, Lytton Springs, Alexander Valley, late 19th-early 20th century

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

These baskets were probably created to be sold to non-Indian collectors and tourists. The feathered basket, however, is based on an older type that was given as a treasured gift on various occasions, including ceremonies that marked the stages of life (birth, puberty, marriage, and so forth).

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