Degikup
- Artist Culture
- Washoe artist
- Date
- 1915–20
- Material
- Willow and dyed bracken fern
- possibly made in
- California, United States, North and Central America
Nevada, United States, North and Central America - Classification
- Basketry, containers
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 5 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (13.3 x 24.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss Caroline G. Roth
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 914:1920
NOTES
This degikup, or small mouthed gift bowl, exemplifies the quality and artistry of Washoe craftsmanship. Baskets such as this one are constructed from the base upwards, by tightly coiling locally-harvested willow shoots and wrapping them around supple willow branches in perfectly uniform stitching. The artist further embellished this degikup by integrating dyed bracken fern to create vivid “lightening” and “quail” designs. Some of the finest Washoe basketry ever woven was created for the tourist market of Lake Tahoe, California during the late 19th and early 20th century.