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Object Number
995-29-10/73163
Display Title
Plaited cane basket with handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Cane basket with square bottom, round rim, and arched wooden handle, plaited in 3/3 twill structure on sides, 2/2 on bottom. Warp elements in alternating bands of natural tan and orange; weft elements primarily dark brown, but with tan/orange/tan striped band just below rim. Rim reinforced with single wooden element attached by coiling; a second row of coiling surrounds warp element ends on inside of rim. Dimensions: height to top of handle = 36 cm, height to rim = 18 cm, bottom = 20.5 cm square, average rim diameter = 24.5 cm, maximum width = 26.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Basket, square base, round rim, handle across rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1989?
Culture
- Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms
Cherokee country
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Wood, Cane
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 26.3 x 25.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73163
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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