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Klamath Basketry

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Baskets of the 19th and 20th centuries form the heart of the museum's Native American ethnographic collections. Centering on the Far West, they comprise about 1,800 items, representing Oregon Tribes as well as those from adjacent regions, including Washington, California, the Southwest, Great Basin, British Columbia, and Alaska. The museum's Klamath basketry collection was the focus of a University of Oregon master's project by Klamath Tribal member and former UO Longhouse steward Gordon Bettles, and have been photo-documented by Roger Scott as part of the museum's ongoing digitization effort.

Exceptional for its range of forms and designs, the collection also represents a continuous link to archaeological weavings thousands of years old, found in dry caves of the nearby high desert. A small sampling of the baskets is presented here with information drawn from Bettles’ research.

Images © UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Production of this gallery was generously supported by The Ford Family Foundation.

Image Gallery
Woven legging

Cat. #1-9797 Legging

Cat. #1-9797
Legging

Woven legging detail

Cat. #1-9797 Legging detail

Cat. #1-9797
Legging detail

Basket

Cat. #1-12359 Basket made by Carrie Jackson

Cat. #1-12359
Basket made by Carrie Jackson

Basket detail

Cat. #1-12359 Basket detail, made by Carrie Jackson

Cat. #1-12359
Basket detail, made by Carrie Jackson

Gambling or Winnowing Tray

Cat. #1-15652 Gambling or Winnowing Tray

Cat. #1-15652
Gambling or Winnowing Tray

Gambling or Winnowing Tray Detail

Cat. #1-15652 Gambling or Winnowing Tray detail

Cat. #1-15652
Gambling or Winnowing Tray detail

Basket detail, "Blackbirds flocking" design

Cat. #1-33961 Basket detail, "blackbirds flocking" design

Cat. #1-33961
Basket detail, "blackbirds flocking" design

Mini conical burden basket

Cat. #1-15606 Mini conical burden basket

Cat. #1-15606
Mini conical burden basket

Mini conical burden basket

Cat. #1-15606 Mini conical burden basket

Cat. #1-15606
Mini conical burden basket

Basketry Quiver

Cat. #L3-2 Basketry Quiver

Cat. #L3-2
Basketry Quiver

Basketry Quiver Detail

Cat. #L3-2 Basketry Quiver Detail

Cat. #L3-2
Basketry Quiver Detail

Basketry Hat

Cat. #1-5595 Basketry hat, “God’s eye” design

Cat. #1-5595
Basketry hat, “God’s eye” design

Basketry Hat Detail

Cat. #1-5595 Basketry hat detail, “God’s eye” design

Cat. #1-5595
Basketry hat detail, “God’s eye” design

“Clam” Design Basket

Cat. #1-9793 “Clam” design basket

Cat. #1-9793
“Clam” design basket

“Clam” Design Basket Detail

Cat. #1-9793 “Clam” design basket detail

Cat. #1-9793
“Clam” design basket detail

Flat Circular Mat

Cat. #1-10564 Flat circular mat

Cat. #1-10564
Flat circular mat

Flat Circular Mat Detail

Cat. #1-10564 Flat circular mat

Cat. #1-10564
Flat circular mat

Basketry hat

Cat. #1-15600 Basketry hat

Cat. #1-15600
Basketry hat

Basketry hat detail

Cat. #1-15600 Basketry hat detail

Cat. #1-15600
Basketry hat detail

Fish Scoop

Cat. #1-12689 Fish scoop

Cat. #1-12689
Fish scoop

Fish Scoop Detail

Cat. #1-12689 Fish scoop detail

Cat. #1-12689
Fish scoop detail

Basketry Hat with Lake Motif

Cat. #1-31299 Basketry hat with lake motif

Cat. #1-31299
Basketry hat with lake motif

Basketry Hat with Lake Motif Detail

Cat. #1-31299 Basketry hat with lake motif detail

Cat. #1-31299
Basketry hat with lake motif detail

Basket with Arrowhead Design

Cat. #1-12361 Basket with arrowhead design

Cat. #1-12361
Basket with arrowhead design

Basket with Arrowhead Design Detail

Cat. #1-12361 Basket with arrowhead design detail

Cat. #1-12361
Basket with arrowhead design detail

Gambling or Winnowing Tray

Cat. #1-36979 Gambling or winnowing tray, wocus flower design with clam center

Cat. #1-36979
Gambling or winnowing tray, wocus flower design with clam center

Gambling or Winnowing Tray Detail

Cat. #1-36979 Gambling or winnowing tray detail, wocus flower design with clam center

Cat. #1-36979
Gambling or winnowing tray detail, wocus flower design with clam center

Basket with Arrowhead Design

Cat. #1-12360 Basket with arrowhead design

Cat. #1-12360
Basket with arrowhead design

Basket with Arrowhead Design Detail

Cat. #1-12360 Basket with arrowhead design detail

Cat. #1-12360
Basket with arrowhead design detail

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