id:			97904
accession number:	1917.501
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.501
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:21.118000

 Puberty Basket, 1890. California, Pomo, late 19th century. Coiled, quail and woodpecker feathers, shell, abalone; overall: 21.5 x 45.5 cm (8 7/16 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price 1917.501

title:				 Puberty Basket
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creation date:			1890
creation date earliest:		1890
creation date latest:		1890
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creditline:			Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price
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culture:	California, Pomo, late 19th century
technique:	coiled, quail and woodpecker feathers, shell, abalone
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Native North America
type:		Basketry
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 21.5 x 45.5 cm (8 7/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation
	opening date:   2013-08-05T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 5, 2013-August 18, 2014).

	title:		Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation
	opening date:   2019-09-02T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 2, 2019-August 21, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>The Basket Makers</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, (November 26, 1985 - March 23, 1986)

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
This finely woven basin is based on a traditional form that young Pomo women used to wash themselves after ceremonial seclusion following their first menses. The example on display, however, was made for the outside market.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 65
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136092

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IMAGES

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