Woven, willow basket with wooden handle, base support and rim reinforcement. Weft pieces are of tapered wooden pieces. Light brown of variegated shades. Base support forms a slightly recessed center, thus the 2 sides of the basket form lobes giving it a distinct shape.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Northeastern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Origin unknown, possible New England.
Culture or time period:
Eastern Woodland tribes
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Materials:
Willow (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 14.5 centimeters and diameter 16.5 centimeters