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Object Number 995-29-10/73167A
Display Title Plaited globular "button basket" (A) with lid (B)
Descriptions
Object Description Globular basket with domed lid, in 1/1 interlaced structure. Natural-colored warp elements and rim reinforcement elements on both basket and lid, all probably white oak. Weft elements of honeysuckle form bands of natural tan or brown alternating with orange or (on bottom) with tan. Lid has alternating brown and orange or tan elements. Rim reinforcements (2) attached by coiling. Brown dye from walnut. Dimensions: height including lid = 10.4 cm, height to rim = 9 cm, diameter = 7.3 cm at rim, max. diameter = 10.7 cm.
Inventory Description Basket, twined, orange and brown stripes (with lid, B)
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1989
Artist Rebecca Reed
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Cherokee country
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 10.6 cm (3 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73167A
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (?)
Intermediary Indian Arts and Crafts Board, US DOI
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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