Gift Bowl

Mollie Duncanc. 1900

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

These baskets probably were 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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Details

Title: Gift Bowl
Creator: Mollie Duncan
Date Created: c. 1900
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 6.4 x 12.7 cm (2 1/2 x 5 in.)
Type: Basketry
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.402
Medium: bulrush, sedge; coiled (3 rods)
Department: Art of the Americas
Culture: California; Pomo (Eastern); Lake County, Post-Contact
Credit Line: Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
Collection: AA - Native North America
Accession Number: 1917.402

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