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Gift Basket
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About this work
These baskets were probably 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).
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineGift Basket, 1895. California, Pomo, Lytton Springs, Alexander Valley, late 19th-early 20th century. Bulrush, Sedge; Coiled (3 rods); diameter: 5 x 11.6 cm (1 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.521
