H16.3864

Basket, coiled, (bowl). Redbud and fern root decoration. "Julia(?) Baily, Maidu; Thoney Lake; acq. 1912. Good specimen."(Cat. in donor file)[vv,5/91] "Honey Lake Paiute and Mountain Maidu neighbors and with lots of intermarriage. Maple, redbud and bracken fern root." (Bruce Bernstein and Craig Bates, 7/91) "Finely made basket with willow for the foundation. The design may be 'The all-seeing eye,' from Viola Roseberry." (gray notebook) "Bear eye design. Selena Jackson also wove this design." (Ennis Peck, Denise Davis, Lilly Baker, 7/97) Reference: Roseberry, Viola, Illustrated History of Indian Baskets and Plates, 1915, Plate 3, #14.