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Start Over Object class Plaited weaving Collection place Maine
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-61997, described as Round basket with square base. Made of brown ash; checker plaited. Damage: hole in one corner.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-61988, described as Rectangular, with one side rising higher into triangular shape, topped by loop for hanging. Ash strip connects front of basket with opposite triangle-shaped side, threaded through top of triangle to anchor hanging loop. Made of brown ash; blue, green, natural, checker plaited.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-61985, described as Square, with round fastened lid. Made of brown ash; blue checker plaited, ornamented with braids of sweetgrass. Written on underside in ink "Malecite (sic) Indians New Brunswick Canada ca 1920"; stamped on underside "Made in Canada".
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-68532a,b, described as (a) Circular, twill plaited sweetgrass basket. (b) Lid. Exterior has become faded. Various colors of grass used, also orange dyed bark (?) used as splints for the basket.
Hearst Museum object titled Creel, accession number 2-61987, described as With hinged lid, square base. Lid damaged by the square hole in the center. Made of brown ash; checker plaited.
Hearst Museum object titled Pincushion, accession number 2-61994, described as Basketry chair. Made of ash checker plait, natural and red; layered with sweetgrass braid; brown velvet cushion. Written in ink on underside "Passamaquoddy", "Maine,1971", and the number "SS6A".

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