Pomo
Basket
Pomo, Early 20th century
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Pomo
Basket
Pomo, Early 20th century
Physical Qualities
Willow, bracken fern root, clamshell or glass beads, 1 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (4.4 × 11.4 × 15.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Florence Reese Winslow
Object Number
1953.220.B.224
The designs woven into Pomo baskets are named much the way quilters name their patterns. The naming of patterns does not, however, indicate a symbolic meaning to the pattern. The weaver can combine, recombine or experiment with elements to create new patterns. The flag-shaped elements appended to the stepped triangles are called "quail feathers." There is no known name for the stepped triangles.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1953; Florence Reese Winslow, Baraboo, WI.
Wurtzburger Gallery, The Baltimore Museum of Art, permanent collection rotation, July 1990-January 2013
