Covered Basket
MakerPossilby made by
Schaghticoke People
Native American
Dateabout 1880
MediumAsh
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 7 7/8 x 11 5/8in. (20 x 29.5cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSquare, bulging covered storage basket made of ash. The round rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with half-round interior and exterior reinforcement. The warp splints are medium width, and the weft splints are narrow. The base is closed. Swabbing on random wefts creates stripes in indigo and Spanish brown. The cover (.b) is Paugusset, and it is decorated with triangles.
Object number1950.496.0a,b
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1875
1900-1930
1850-1870; newspaper lining dated 1817 and 1821