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This Karok woman photographed in 1869, perhaps it is Phoebe Maddux, is clearly posing – we can conclude this by the fact that she’s wearing ceremonial aprons and necklaces – however, the photograph shows some baskets all the same.
Her child is sleeping in a crib leaning against a large storage basket, she is weaving another of the same type whereas a third unfinished basket is placed next to a bundle of nut twigs.
The load basket on the left is a typical example of the wide weave of the Karok and their neighbours.
Phoebe is wearing a wicker hat, an indispensable accessory in the wardrobe of an elegant lady, and one of the finest products of the northwesternCalifornia weavers.
