Basket
MakerMade by
Mohegan People
Native American
Date1860-1870
MediumPlain-woven oak
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 7/8 x 13 1/2 x 10 3/8in. (14.9 x 34.3 x 26.4cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRectangular, plain-woven oak work basket that progresses up to an oval rim. The rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with flat interior and exterior reinforcement. The basket has two small, fancy handles attached to the exterior; one on each short side. Imitation swabbing on the wefts is colored with Spanish brown and chrome yellow. Stamping all over the basket in bluing and Spanish brown looks like Iroquois leaves.
Object number1950.489.0
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1880
1860-1870
about 1875
1860-1880
1850-1860
1870-1890
1900-1930
about 1860
1890-1900; possibly as late as 1945