Pit River Basketry Bowl

Globular Pit River basket with geometric design and butterflies. Larger than most. Pit River is one of the eleven bands of indigenous peoples of California. They primarily live along the Pit River in the northeast corner of California. This region includes the Cascade ranges east of the Klamath Mountains, which include Mt. Shasta; major rivers including the Pit and McCloud Rivers. East of the Cascades are the Modoc Plateau and the Great Basin which extends into Nevada. The Pit River tribe's basketry was typically made in a twined style and often used willow rods, bear grass and maidenhair fern.