Basket

Museum number:
2-45811
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2484
Description:
Basket, hobby basket, coiled raffia; interlocking stitch; diameter 15.7 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Frank S. Baxter
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
William Stoll Baxter
Collection date:
circa 1860
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:
1969
Context of use:
hobby basket
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 15.7 centimeters
Comment:
Materials and techniques: coiling
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-45811, described as Basket, hobby basket, coiled raffia; interlocking stitch; diameter 15.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-45811, described as Basket, hobby basket, coiled raffia; interlocking stitch; diameter 15.7 cm.

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