In the 1890s, Yosemite weavers began making lids for "new-style" baskets that were made for sale. Museum records indicate that Telles incorporated a mountain storm design with a star shining through the trees while the storm raged.
Coiled. Sedge root, bracken fern root, redbud, bunchgrass, willow. Basket: H 15.6, Dia 23.5 cm; Lid: Dia 15.5 cm
Yosemite National Park, YOSE 15918
