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MakerMade by Schaghticoke People Native American
MakerMade by Mahican People Native American
Date1820-1840
MediumPlain-woven ash
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 14 1/4 x 7 x 6 3/16in. (36.2 x 17.8 x 15.7cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSquare bailed basket made of plain-woven ash. The round rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with half-round interior and exterior reinforcement. Bail handles attach on the exterior of the basket. The warp and weft splints are medium width. The base is openwork. Swabbing on all the warps is colored with Spanish brown and lamp black.
Object number1950.458.0
Subject Terms
    On View
    On view
    Basket
    Tunxis People
    about 1860
    Covered Basket
    Schaghticoke People
    1850-1860
    Miniature Covered Basket
    Schaghticoke People
    about 1860
    Basket
    Mahican People
    about 1875
    Covered Basket
    Schaghticoke People
    about 1880
    Basket
    Mahican People
    1850-1860
    Basket
    Tunxis People
    about 1850
    Basket
    Oneida People
    about 1875
    Covered Basket
    Abenaki People
    1890-1908
    Covered Basket
    Pequot People
    1860-1870
    Miniature Basket
    Mohegan People
    1860-1870
    Basket
    Pequot People
    1870-1890