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Gift basket

Elizabeth Hickox Wiyot-Karuk
ca. 1910
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Elizabeth Hickox used a twining technique to incorporate gold-dyed porcupine quills with plant fibers in constructing this lidded basket. Drawing on traditional methods and designs, Hickox is known for her inventive patterns, such as the graphic lightning motif covering the body and lid of this container, and for her innovative introduction of a delicate three-dimensionality, as seen on the handle of the lid.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gift basket
  • Artist: Elizabeth Hickox (Wiyot-Karuk, 1875–1947)
  • Date: ca. 1910
  • Geography: Made in Salmon River, California, United States
  • Culture: Wiyot and Karuk, Native American
  • Medium: Conifer root, hazel shoots, maidenhair stems, bear grass, and dyed porcupine quills
  • Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (18.4 × 21.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2022
  • Object Number: 2022.428.7a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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