The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 29, 2023

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.)

Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price 1917.501

Location

not on view

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.

Citations
"Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 4 (1917): 64-67. Mentioned: p. 65 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

The Basket Makers, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, (November 26, 1985 - March 23, 1986)

Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 5, 2013-August 18, 2014).

Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 2, 2019-August 21, 2020).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.501