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Object Number
2017.8.46
Display Title
Splint basket with exterior decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Large splint basket with rouletted punctate decoration
Inventory Description
Basket, large, square flat base, punctated designs on splint wood, circular rim, two wooden handles
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wampanoag
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Dukes County
/
Gay Head
Materials
Splint wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 40.5 × 42 cm (6 5/16 × 15 15/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.8.46
Credit Line
Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology)
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Collector
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
Donor
Donated by
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
(2017)
Donor
Donated by
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(2017)
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