Basket Weaving - Native American Basketry - Californian and Great Basin

Californian and Great Basin

Indigenous peoples of California and Great Basin are known for their basketry skills. Coiled baskets are particularly common, woven from sumac, yucca, willow, and basket rush. The works by Californian basketmakers include many pieces in museums.

  • Elsie Allen (Pomo people)
  • Carrie Bethel (Mono Lake Paiute)
  • Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa)
  • Nellie Charlie (Mono Lake Paiute/Kucadikadi)
  • Louisa Keyser "Dat So La Lee" (Washoe people)
  • L. Frank (Tongva-Acagchemem)
  • Mabel McKay (Pomo people)
  • Essie Pinola Parrish (Kashaya-Pomo)
  • Lucy Telles (Mono Lake Paiute - Kucadikadi)

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