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Object Number
2016.10.3
Display Title
Sweet grass sewing basket with 2 pairs of scissors in holders, needle holder and thimble holder
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Basket, shallow, circular, sweetgrass, splint wood rim, sewing basket, Four sweetgrass objects enclosed, circular flat, clamshell container, red felt inside, circular handles at top, miniature sweetgrass cylindrical basket with fitted lid, two sweetgrass cone-shaped containers, one with metal scissors
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Sweetgrass Splint wood Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3.2 × 15.3 × 15.2 cm (1 1/4 × 6 × 6 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
2016.10.3
Credit Line
Gift of Andrew Weniger in Honor of Del & Nell Weniger
Provenance
Collector
Nell Kandis
Donor
Donated by
Andrew Weniger
(5/17/2016)
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