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Open lattice-twined tray

Pomo (Mendocino County, California)

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Often labeled a "sifter" in the mistaken belief that women separated the coarse from the fine by shaking matter through its meshes, this tray is more similar to a colander. Its openings allow water to drain from wet foods, like seaweed, or enable air to circulate, preventing stored foods from becoming moldy. Although modest looking, such baskets are technically complex, requiring the weaver to twine additional horizontal warps at right angles to vertical foundation rods.

Open lattice-twined tray, Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, redbud shoot weft, coiled-on oak shoot rim rod, split willow rim wrap, Pomo (Mendocino County, California)

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Open lattice-twined tray, Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, redbud shoot weft, coiled-on oak shoot rim rod, split willow rim wrap, Pomo (Mendocino County, California)
Open lattice-twined tray, Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, redbud shoot weft, coiled-on oak shoot rim rod, split willow rim wrap, Pomo (Mendocino County, California)

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