Covered Basket

MakerPossibly made by Mohawk People (Native American)

Date1830-1850

MediumPlain-woven ash

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 17 1/8 x 20 3/8 x 19 1/2in. (43.5 x 51.8 x 49.5cm)

ClassificationsEquipment

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number1950.469.0a,b

DescriptionRounded covered storage basket made of plain-woven ash. The round rim is double wrapped and double reinforced, with fat, flat interior and exterior reinforcements. The warp splints are wide; some weft splints are narrow while others are wide. There is swabbing on the odd warps in Spanish brown. Random wefts have swabbing; the wide wefts are swabbed in indigo. The domed cover (.b) is convex, made with a closed weave and tapered warps.

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