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Object Number
29-24-10/98429
Display Title
Carrying basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Mashpee artist Marjorie Mye (1815 – 1887) wove this plain-plaited hickory splint (or thin strip of wood) carrying basket. Splint baskets like this one can be worn on the body, with the strap across the upper chest and the basket itself on the back.
Inventory Description
Basket, tall, cylindrical, flat base, slightly incurving sides, woven carrying s
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Artist
Marjorie Mye
Culture
- Mashpee
- Algonquian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Barnstable County
/
Mashpee
Materials
Bark, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 39 x 24 cm (14 3/8 x 15 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Lombard C. Jones, 1929
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Dr. Lombard C. Jones
(1929)
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