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Miniature Basket
Miniature Basket

Miniature Basket

MakerMade by Wampanoag People Native American
Dateabout 1840
MediumPlain-woven
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 8 15/16 x 5 3/16in. (7.3 x 22.7 x 13.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRectangular, plain-woven, miniature work basket with a rectangular to oval rim. The rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with flat interior and exterior reinforcement. Handles attach the rim and ear of the basket. The warp splints are medium width, and the weft splints are narrow to medium. The base is openwork.
Object number1950.460.0
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Covered Basket
    Wampanoag People
    1850-1870; newspaper lining dated 1817 and 1821
    Basket
    Mahican People
    1850-1860
    Covered Basket
    Wampanoag People
    1850-1870
    Covered Basket
    Wampanoag People
    1780-1800
    Basket
    Tunxis People
    about 1850
    Miniature Basket
    Pequot People
    probably 1840-1870
    Miniature Basket
    Penobscot People
    about 1890
    Basket
    Oneida People
    1860-1880
    Miniature Basket
    Mohegan People
    1860-1870
    Miniature Covered Basket
    Tunxis People
    1840-1860
    Basket
    Mohegan People
    1850-1880
    Basket
    Mahican People
    about 1875