Puberty Basket
Unknown Artist
1890
Medium
coiled, quail and woodpecker feathers, shell, abalone
Dimensions
21.5 × 45.5 cm
Classification
Basketry
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
Accession Number
1917.501
About this artwork
This finely woven basin is based on a traditional form that young Pomo women used to wash themselves after ceremonial seclusion following their first menses. The example on display, however, was made for the outside market.