Hen Effigy Basket

Elsie Johns, Native American

About 1960

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Inuit print process of stonecutting
Black and white photograph of four Native American women wearing jingle dress regalia and bandana face-coverings, Golden Gate Bridge in background
Truncated cone shape, the flat top showing the 4 wide (5/8") strips of bark used as a foundation. The weaving is double, the inside much coarser than the outside.
Crown of feathers, ermine pieces, and two eagle claws.