Basket Item Number: 91.95.37 from the Portland Art Museum
Description
Annie Poole McBride, a master Paiute basket maker, lived around Bishop, California. This finely coiled basket is identified as her creation by the six-pointed star often used on her baskets. Many Paiute basket makers entered their works in competition at local fairs, which not only gained fame and financial reward for the winning artists but also stimulated ever-increasing quality of workmanship and complexity of design.
Collection History Provenance
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Item History
- Made by Annie Poole McBride during 1915
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 91.95.37
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- willow, devil's claw and redbud
- Overall
- height 4.75 in, diameter 9.0 in
Who
- Culture
- American and Paiute
- Creator
- Annie Poole McBride
Where
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
- Made in
- “Eastern California” ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1915
Other
- Categories
- California; Great Basin; Baskets