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Object Number 974-7-10/52154
Display Title Miniature potato basket. Plain weave; circular shape with open top; wood handle.
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature potato basket. Split ash; plain weave; circular shape with open top; wood support around top. Wooden handle.
Inventory Description Basket, weaved reed, round, nails hold together wood rim, wooden handle
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1970
Artist Donald Sanipass
Artist Mary Sanipass
Culture
  • Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Aroostook County / Mapleton
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 15.1 x 1.2 cm (5 5/16 x 5 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-7-10/52154
Provenance
Collector Carol Walsh (1973)
Donor Carol Walsh (January, 1974)

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