Basket c. 1900

circular oval feature

egg art

pottery

cake food

wood background

culinary art

food illustration

stoneware

united-states

earthenware

food photography

This intricately woven basket, created by a Tübatulabal artist around 1900, showcases traditional craftsmanship. The basket is a beautiful example of Native American art, featuring a geometric pattern in shades of brown and beige. The basket's lid is also adorned with a woven design and a fringed border. The basket's size and decorative elements suggest it was used for storing food or other valuable items. The piece is currently housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, highlighting the museum’s dedication to preserving and exhibiting diverse cultural artifacts.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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This basket, made in the early 20th century by an Indigenous woman artist in California, incorporates locally harvested materials including grasses and roots, gathered through a deeply complex understanding of the local ecology. Harvesting is just the beginning of a long process of the preparation of materials that must happen before each artist can sit down to weave.