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Miniature Rhomboidal Basket
Early 1900s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Miniature baskets were made to demonstrate the basket-maker’s virtuoso skill, and these tiny marvels seem to be no exception—the smallest are just a few millimeters wide but still patterned. For such fine work, dexterity was required as much for preparation of materials as for weaving.
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- Title: Miniature Rhomboidal Basket
- Date Created: Early 1900s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
- Type: Basketry
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.535
- Medium: coiled
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: California, Pomo, 20th century (?)
- Credit Line: Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
- Collection: AA - Native North America
- Accession Number: 1917.535
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