Large twined baskets such as this one were traditionally used by the Pomo for cooking or storage. As on most Pomo baskets of this type, the geometric designs are contained within horizontal bands, or registers. Many of the conventional designs on Pomo baskets have been given names; the design in the widest register of this basket is referred to as "arrowheads with quail plumes."

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection. Collected: Elizabeth Cole Butler

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund.

Gift of Mrs. Richard Nunn and Lucy Trevett.

Small round basket with imbricated decoration. Basket is wide at middle, inclining to a smaller base and mouth. Coil construction is tight, with a tight, even redbud root wrapping. The imbricated decoration is in large triangle and square motifs, six in all. Thin, short, imbricated lines decorate the shoulder just under the rim.

Round basket with imbricated decoration. Basket is wide at middle, inclining to a smaller base and mouth. Construction is a small, tight coil with tight, even redbud root wrapping. The imbricated decoration is in double lines of triangles, brown and red brown, that zigzag across the basket’s surface, inside and out.