Elsie Allen | |
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![]() Elsie Allen in 1975 in Covelo, California | |
Born | Elsie Comanche Allen September 22, 1899 |
Died | December 31, 1990 California | (aged 91)
Nationality | Pomo |
Education | Self-taught |
Known for | Basket weaving |
Elsie Comanche Allen (September 22, 1899 – December 31, 1990) was a Native American Pomo basket weaver from the Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California in Northern California, significant as for historically categorizing and teaching Californian Indian basket patterns and techniques and sustaining traditional Pomo basketry as an art form.