Southern California Luiseno Indian Baskets

An introduction to common basketry techniques that deepens our appreciation of California Indian baskets as art objects

The origins of basketry are lost in the mists of prehistory, but making baskets is certainly one of the oldest and most nearly universal crafts of mankind. In the Americas, basket artifacts found in caves in Utah have been dated at 7000 B.C., while twined baskets said to be at

This book provides the most complete study of the exquisite Native American basketry from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Bay region north to Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino and eastward across the Sacramento Valley to the crest of the Sierras. Nearly 200 full color photographs and drawings illustrate

Baskets have been woven for at least 10,000 years in the area now known as the western United States. Originally created by California Indians as utilitarian objects for everyday family use, by the late 1800s baskets had become a commodity that provided much-needed income. Collector interest in baskets resulted in

Features the California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA), based in Nevada City, California. Notes that CIBA aims to preserve, promote, and perpetuate California Indian basketweaving traditions.