Gift basket

Elizabeth Hickox

ca. 1910 · Conifer root, hazel shoots, maidenhair stems, bear grass, and dyed porcupine quills · The American Wing

Elizabeth Hickox used a twining technique to incorporate gold-dyed porcupine quills with plant fibers in constructing this lidded basket. Drawing on traditional methods and designs, Hickox is known for her inventive patterns, such as the graphic lightning motif covering the body and lid of this container, and for her innovative introduction of a delicate three-dimensionality, as seen on the handle of the lid.

Artist

Elizabeth Hickox

Date

ca. 1910

Medium

Conifer root, hazel shoots, maidenhair stems, bear grass, and dyed porcupine quills

Culture

Wiyot and Karuk, Native American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2022