Gift Bowl (c. 1900): Art, History and Details

Gift Bowl (c. 1900) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Although this basket probably was not made for native use, the feathered basket is based on an older type that was exchanged among natives as a treasured gift on such occasions as ceremonies that marked the stages of life. The feathers and shell beads are symbols of prestige and wealth.

Object facts

• Title: Gift Bowl
• Date: c. 1900
• Culture: California, Pomo, 20th century
• Type: Basketry
• Technique: Sedge with mallard, quail, acorn woodpecker feathers, clam and abalone shells; coiled (3 rods)
• Dimensions: Overall: 3 x 16.5 cm (1 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
• Collection: AA - Native North America
• Department: Art of the Americas
• Accession number: 1959.383

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. J. E. Bauerschmidt

View the collection record

See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.