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Mary Posh Big Valley Pomo and Elem Pomo (Lake County, California)
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Title: Red fully feathered three-rod coiled ceremonial plaque with handle
Artist:
Mary Posh (Big Valley Pomo and Elem Pomo (Lake County, California), ca. 1880–1911)
Date: ca. 1900
Culture: Big Valley Pomo and Elem Pomo (Lake County, California)
Medium: Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, feathers (California valley quail topknots, acorn woodpecker), clamshell, abalone, and commercial string
Dimensions:
Diameter: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Height: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit Line: Loaned by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
