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Red fully feathered three-rod coiled ceremonial plaque with handle

Mary Posh Big Valley Pomo and Elem Pomo (Lake County, California)
ca. 1900
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Red fully feathered three-rod coiled ceremonial plaque with handle
  • Artist: Mary Posh (Big Valley Pomo and Elem Pomo (Lake County, California), ca. 1880–1911)
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Culture: Big Valley Pomo and Elem Pomo (Lake County, California)
  • Medium: Willow shoot foundation, sedge root weft, feathers (California valley quail topknots, acorn woodpecker), clamshell, abalone, and commercial string
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
    Height: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Loaned by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing