Gift basket

Belle Hidreth Varriel Pomo

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 746


Washoe weavers such as Maggie Mayo James began to incorporate figures into the designs of their baskets in response to the curio market and preferences of Euro-American collectors. This basket features a bird with outstretched wings, presumably an eagle, enclosed within stylized plant imagery akin to laurel—together suggesting a crest. Floating butterflies and traditional geometric imagery join these elements. Such inventive combinations were common in Washoe weaving of the period, made possible by the consummate technical expertise of the artists.

Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel (Pomo, 1882–1952), Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American

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Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel (Pomo, 1882–1952), Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American
Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel (Pomo, 1882–1952), Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American
Gift basket, Belle Hidreth Varriel (Pomo, 1882–1952), Willow shoots, sedge root, dyed and undyed bulrush roots, and glass beads, Pomo, Native American

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