S. A. Barrett's 1908 monograph (University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 7 no. 3) on the basketry of the Pomo Indians of northern California. It covers materials (willow and hazel foundations, sedge root and other fibers, feathers, beads, shell), twining and coiling techniques, starting knots, border finishes, wickerwork, and basket forms. Most of the work analyzes ornamentation: design arrangement, elemental designs (triangles, rectangles, rhomboids, zigzags, diamonds, quail plumes) and combined patterns, with names recorded in the Northern, Central and Eastern Pomo dialects. It ends with lists of elemental and pattern names, a glossary of Pomo terms, many line figures and photographic plates of baskets.

Type

Article

Date

1908

Language

English

Pages

177