Elsie Allen

Elsie Allen
Elsie Allen in 1975 in Covelo, California
Born
Elsie Comanche Allen

(1899-09-22)September 22, 1899
DiedDecember 31, 1990(1990-12-31) (aged 91)
California
NationalityPomo
EducationSelf-taught
Known forBasket 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.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne