Before Elsie Allen’s mother died, she defied convention and asked that her handwoven baskets not be buried with her so others could learn from them. “Mother died in 1962, and I have tried to keep my ...

In the early 1900s, William and Mary Benson, a Pomo Indian couple, won renown for their exquisite Native American baskets. In 1912, they gave one of William's most masterly pieces to a trusted friend.

Susan Billy, a tribal member of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, a founding member of the California Indian Basketweaver’s Association, and one of few remaining artists practicing traditional Pomo ...

"Pomo's, ironically, are the best basket weavers in the world," he said. The basket makers weave baskets for specific uses, he said, comparing their use to the American tradition of using labeling ...

Author Ralph Shanks and editor Lisa Woo Shanks will present their book “Indian Baskets of Central California — Art, Culture, and History” during a “Meet the Author and Book Signing” on Saturday, Dec.

Corine Pearce is a Pomo basket weaver from Redwood Valley, CA. Throughout the history of the Pomo people, baskets were the essential tool of life and Pomo baskets are among the best in the world by ...