Basket with round rim and base (rim is wider than the base). Rim is reinforced with two main strips and held in place by small nails and staples. The basket has a handle which rises 13 cm. above the rim. HT: 12 cm. Width: 27 cm at rim, 19.5 cm at base.
Donor:
William S. Simmons
Collection place:
Aroostook County, Maine
Verbatim coll. place:
Micmac, Aroostook County, Maine.
Culture or time period:
Micmac
Maker or artist:
Eldon G. Hanning
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
January 4, 1998
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 26 centimeters
Comment:
Eldon G. Hanning made basket. See accession folder for pamphlet from the makers.