Girl's Coiled Dowry or Puberty Basket (kol-chu or ti-ri-bu-ku)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This coiled Pomo basket displays symmetrical geometric designs and feather and shell-bead embellishments. Between 1890 and 1920, basket collecting by enthusiasts, dealers, and scientists had reached its height, and Pomo examples were the most coveted because of their fine weave and dazzling patterns.
Modeled on a traditional form, this basket was made for sale at time of extreme economic hardship for Native people in California.
Caption
Jenny Hughes Pomo. Girl's Coiled Dowry or Puberty Basket (kol-chu or ti-ri-bu-ku), late 19th century. Willow, sedge root, bulrush root, black quail topknots, red woodpecker crest feathers, Olivella shell beads, cotton string, 7 × 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (17.8 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm) mount (deck): 7 × 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (17.8 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1907, Museum Collection Fund, 07.467.8308. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 07.467.8308_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Girl's Coiled Dowry or Puberty Basket (kol-chu or ti-ri-bu-ku)
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Place made: Pinoleville, Potter Valley, California, United States
Medium
Willow, sedge root, bulrush root, black quail topknots, red woodpecker crest feathers, Olivella shell beads, cotton string
Classification
Dimensions
7 × 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (17.8 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm) mount (deck): 7 × 14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (17.8 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1907, Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
07.467.8308
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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