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Object Number
995-29-10/73168
Display Title
Miniature plaited carrying basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular wood-splint basket with arched handle. Plaited (1/1 interlacing) of brown warp and weft elements, with a horizontal band of natural alternating with orange. Natural tan handle and (2) rim reinforcement elements; the latter were attached by coiling. Wood is probably maple, perhaps white oak. Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.2 cm at rim; height = 10.1 cm including handle, 5.5 cm at rim.
Inventory Description
Basket, miniature, rectangular, hadle across rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Culture
- Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms
Cherokee country
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Maple
Dimensions
Overall: 10.1 x 10.5 x 7.2 cm (4 x 4 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73168
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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