The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Gift Bowl

Gift Bowl

c. 1905
Location: not on view

Description

Although this basket probably was not made for native use, the feathered basket is based on an older type that was exchanged among natives as a treasured gift on such occasions as ceremonies that marked the stages of life. The feathers and shell beads are symbols of prestige and wealth.
  • Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 2, 2019-August 21, 2020).
    Gallery 231 - Native North American Basket Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 5, 2013-August 18, 2014).
    The Basket Makers, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh, (November 26, 1985 - March 23, 1986)
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.384