Wedding Basket
Pomo
c. 1895
Medium
Plant fibers, feathers, and glass and clamshell beads
Dimensions
43.2 × 63.5 × 63.5 cm (17 × 25 × 25 in.)
Classification
basketry
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
155966
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Given to a bride at her betrothal, twined dowry baskets are some of the largest and most complex objects woven by Pomo artists. The basic pattern of this basket includes different sizes of serrated design motifs that are animated with topknot feathers from the California quail, imported glass beads, and indigenous clamshell beads.