Covered Basket

MakerProbably made by a member of the Bunker family (Native American)

Date1830-1860

MediumPlain-woven ash

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 14 x 14 3/4 x 14 1/8in. (35.6 x 37.5 x 35.9cm) Other (height x diameter of lid): 2 3/8 x 14 5/8in. (6 x 37.1cm)

ClassificationsEquipment

Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour

Object number1945.1.1506a,b

DescriptionCovered storage basket made of plain-woven ash. The basket is rectangular, with a tapered neck and a round rim. The rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with half-round interior and exterior reinforcement. There is a band at the rim. The warp and weft splints are medium to wide. The base is openwork. There is swabbing on all the odd warps, alternating between Spanish brown and indigo.

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