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Object Number
995-29-10/73162
Display Title
Plaited wood splint waste basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Wood splint pedestal basket with two loop handles. White oak splints plaited in 1/1 interlacing, with tan warp elements and natural tan, medium brown, light brown, gold, and orange weft elements. Two decorative striped bands on medium brown background bordered by rows of "porcupine twist" decoration at top and bottom. Rim has reinforcing elements on both sides, attached by coiling. Tan pedestal element added by coiling. Tan pedestal element added by coiling. Dyed with walnut, blood root, and yellow root. Made by Martha Lossiah, Cherokee. Dimensions: 24.5 cm high x 30.3 max. width, including handles; 28.3 cm max. rim diameter.
Inventory Description
Basket, woven splint, ring base, ring handles, orange brown twisted decoration
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Artist
Martha E. Lossiah
Culture
- Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms
Cherokee country
Materials
White oak, Walnut dye, yellow root dye
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 30.3 x 27.2 cm (9 5/8 x 11 15/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Distance (Maximum rim diameter): 28.3 cm
Distance (Maximum width): 30.3 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73162
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Intermediary
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, US DOI
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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