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Object Number
995-29-10/73177A
Display Title
Coiled basket (A), with lid (B), in shape of turtle
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled basket of pine needles with natural raffia coiling element, with raffia-wrapped head, legs, and tail added to make representation of turtle. Features embroidered in red raffia. Lid, coiled of same materials, has pine cone burrs sewn on top to represent turtle's shell.
Dimensions: max. height including lid = 5.2 cm, height to rim = 3 cm, max. length, including head = 14.8 cm, max width = 9.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Basket, basketry turtle (with pinecone shell lid, B)
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Artist
Della Sylestine
Culture
- Coushatta
- Koasati
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Louisiana
/
Jefferson Davis Parish
/
Elton
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 9.5 x 14.8 cm (1 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Distance (Height of tail): 1.7 cm
Distance (Height from nose to tail): 14 cm
Distance (Length from side to side): 7.69 cm
Distance (Height from nose to neck base): 4.84 cm
Distance (Width of neck from top to bottom): 2 cm
Distance (Height from shoulders to tail): 9.23 cm
Distance (Width from top to bottom with out the lid): 3 cm
Distance (Length of lid opening from side to side): 4.43 cm
Distance (Length from knee to toes (leg)): 4.31 cm
Distance (Height of opening of lid from front to back): 5.9 cm
Distance (Width of tail): 0.37 cm
Distance (Pine cone leaf height): 3.24 cm
Distance (Height of ridge of lid): 1.78 cm
Distance (Length of lid from side to side): 6.56 cm
Distance (Height of lid from front to back): 8.31 cm
Distance (WIdth of lid from top to base): 3.53 cm
Distance (Length of neck from side to side): 2 cm
Distance (Length of pine cone leaf from side to side): 1.7 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73177A
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 995-29-10/73177B | Coiled basket (A), with lid (B), in shape of turtle |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73178A | Coiled basket (A), with lid (B), in shape of turkey |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 993-20-10/71142A | Basket |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 993-20-10/71142B | Basket Cover |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73178B | Coiled basket (A), with lid (B), in shape of turkey |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73176A | Coiled basket (A) with flowered lid (B) |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73179A | Coiled basket (A), with lid (B), in shape of squirrel |
Bowl
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73176B | Coiled basket (A) with flowered lid (B) |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 993-20-10/71141A | Pine Needle Basket |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 993-20-10/71141B | Cover to Pine Needle Basket |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73179B | Coiled basket (A), with lid (B), in shape of squirrel |
Basket
|
Elton
| |
| 995-29-10/73175 | Coiled miniature cradleboard with doll |
Ornament
|
Elton
|