Basket, Trinket
1966.1.124
from the collection of
Creation Date
1931 – 1955Dimensions
1.905 cm. H Item (Overall)
3.175 cm. Diameter
Description
"This very tiny willow basket, woven in the coil technique, is made from natural colored willow with a design of black triangles running in a horizontal line around the basket and repeated in the cover. The knot on the cover is also black. This black trim is maiden-hair fern. It was made by Mrs. Venezuela, a Mission Indian. I got it July 7, 1938."There are 15 rows ans 10 stitches per inch.
Related People and Organizations
Venezuela, Mrs.
Helbing, Cleora
Helbing, Geneva