English: Mary Kea'a'ala Azbill (Maidu, Native American, 1864-1932). Coiled Presentation Bowl, late 19th-early 20th century. Sedge root, briar root, willow shoots, height: 8 in. (20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8050. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8050_SL1.jpg)

Coiled Presentation Bowl Arts of the Americas

These Native American objects represent just a few of the items made in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, primarily for sale to dealers and collectors to satisfy the growing market for indigenous products. Finely coiled baskets like the example by the Maidu weaver Mary Kea’a’ala Azbill were in great demand ...