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Round basket with square base--black circles with four red squares on rim
Round basket with square base--black circles with four red squares on rim
Object Number 38-52-10/12687
Display Title Round basket with square base--black circles with four red squares on rim
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, woven splint, black circles w/ red squares motif, square base, round rim
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms New England, northern
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 26.5 cm (5 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-52-10/12687
Provenance
Collector Brothers of Mrs. Joseph M. Robinson (1883-1925)
Intermediary Mr. Joseph M. Robinson (05/23/1938)
Donor Mrs. Joseph M. Robinson (05/23/1938)

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