Gift or Jewel Basket with black and red feathers Item Number: X719.1 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Gift or jewel basket with woven design of black and tan. Black and red feathers are ribbed into the weave and white shell beads are sewn into the side of the basket.

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1933

What

Name
Gift or Jewel Basket with black and red feathers
Identification Number
X719.1
Type of Item
basket w, feather and or
Material
fibre, feather and shell bead
Overall
length 2.75 in, width 9.25 in

Who

Culture
Pomo

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1933

Other

Classification
(not assigned)