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Miniature Rhomboidal Basket
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMiniature Rhomboidal Basket, late 1800s-early 1900s. California, Pomo, late 19th-early 20th century. Plant materials; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.536
