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Splint basket. Square base, checkered weave on bottom.
Splint basket. Square base, checkered weave on bottom.
Object Number 17-16-10/87068
Display Title Splint basket. Square base, checkered weave on bottom.
Descriptions
Object Description Splint basket. Square base, checkered weave on bottom. Rim has 25 splints. Handle made of wood. Orange, purple, black, yellow aniline dye.
Inventory Description Basket, square base, oval rim, orange/red/ green yellow designs
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mashpee
  • Algonquian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Barnstable County / Barnstable
Materials Ash Aniline dye Splint wood
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 18 x 13.4 cm (7 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-16-10/87068
Provenance
Collector Dr. Lombard C. Jones (1892)
Donor Dr. Lombard C. Jones (1917)

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