Pomo Weavers Society Weavings and Baskets Exhibit

The Pomo Weavers Society exhibits a collection of weavings and baskets created by local members.  The Pomo basket-weaving tradition in Northern California has been passed down for generations. Weavers use the art of basketry as a vessel for healing and understanding through the holistic practice of weaving, from native plant cultivation and preparation to weaving in community.   Because of the botanical diversity of the area where the Pomo people lived — now Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma counties – baskets are made from more types of materials than anywhere else in the world.

Development projects and the encroachment of invasive non-native plant species continue to threaten the survival of the native plants used to make the baskets.  Gaining  knowledge of the creation of baskets is important to preservation of this cultural practice.