Pomo Indian Basketry (Classics in California Anthropology) [Paperback]

Sherrie Smith-Ferri (Author, Introduction)

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Series: Classics in California Anthropology | Publication Date: February 15, 2007

At the time of its publication in 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry was the most complete and detailed study of a single Native American basketry tradition. The work, prepared as Samuel Barrett's doctoral dissertation, earned the author the first Ph.D. in anthropology at UC Berkeley. Among its contents are sections devoted to materials, techniques, forms, and designs. This edition is supplemented with two early articles, "Basket Designs of the Pomo Indians" by Barrett (1905) and "California Basketry and the Pomo" by his teacher Alfred Kroeber (1909). Sherrie Smith-Ferri's introduction reviews Barrett's early life and research and identifies the human sources of Barrett's collections and information--a community of talented Pomoan basket weavers.

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At the time of its publication in 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry was the most complete and detailed study of a single Native American basketry tradition. This edition is supplemented with two early articles and the introduction identifies a community of talented Pomoan basket weavers who were the sources of Barrett's collections and information.

About the Author

Sherrie Smith-Ferri (Dry Creek Pomo/Bodega Miwok) is a curator at the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California.

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• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley (February 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936127074
• ISBN-13: 978-0936127071
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Pomo Indian Basketry (Classics in California Anthropology) (Paperback)

Excellent book, added to my knowledge of POMO baskets and Indian baskets in general, well wort reading.