Hobby basket

Museum number:
2-56561
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3011
Description:
Hobby basket, white woman’s; coiled, with handle; both foundation and weft made of raffia; commercial dyes; blue, orange, and brown; yield colored design; handle is tip row of coiling twisted up and joined with stitching; 29.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collection date:
Before 1914
Materials:
Raffia (fiber)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Loans:
S1986-1987 #29: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis) (April 15, 1987–June 11, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hobby basket, accession number 2-56561, described as Hobby basket, white woman’s; coiled, with handle; both foundation and weft made of raffia; commercial dyes; blue, orange, and brown; yield colored design; handle is tip row of coiling twisted up and joined with stitching; 29.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hobby basket, accession number 2-56561, described as Hobby basket, white woman’s; coiled, with handle; both foundation and weft made of raffia; commercial dyes; blue, orange, and brown; yield colored design; handle is tip row of coiling twisted up and joined with stitching; 29.5 cm.

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