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One-rod coiled boat basket

Clint McKay Dry Creek Pomo/Wappo/Wintun (Sonoma County, California)

ca. 2010

Not on view

This basket’s overall layout is balanced between the constellation of small star designs scattered over its ends and two large branching quail-plume designs, which anchor its center and echo the shape of the bird’s characteristic topknot. This design was a favorite of McKay’s basketmaking teacher, "Auntie Laura"—Laura Fish Somersal.

One-rod coiled boat basket, Clint McKay (Dry Creek Pomo/Wappo/Wintun (Sonoma County, California), born 1965), Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, and dyed bulrush root weft, Dry Creek Pomo/Wappo/WIntun (Sonoma County, California) — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: One-rod coiled boat basket

Artist: Clint McKay (Dry Creek Pomo/Wappo/Wintun (Sonoma County, California), born 1965)

Date: ca. 2010

Culture: Dry Creek Pomo/Wappo/WIntun (Sonoma County, California)

Medium: Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, and dyed bulrush root weft

Dimensions: 2 1/4 × 4 × 7 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 17.8 cm)

Credit Line: Courtesy the artist

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