Covered Basket
MakerProbably made by a member of the
Bunker family
Native American
Date1830-1860
MediumPlain-woven ash
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 14 x 14 3/4 x 14 1/8in. (35.6 x 37.5 x 35.9cm)
Other (height x diameter of lid): 2 3/8 x 14 5/8in. (6 x 37.1cm)
Other (height x diameter of lid): 2 3/8 x 14 5/8in. (6 x 37.1cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionCovered storage basket made of plain-woven ash. The basket is rectangular, with a tapered neck and a round rim. The rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with half-round interior and exterior reinforcement. There is a band at the rim. The warp and weft splints are medium to wide. The base is openwork. There is swabbing on all the odd warps, alternating between Spanish brown and indigo.
Object number1945.1.1506a,b
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1860-1870
