Miniature Covered Basket
MakerPossibly made by
Bunker family
Native American
Date1850-1870
MediumPlain-woven ash
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/8in. (15.2 x 17.1 x 16.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineBequest of Marguerite E. Mills
DescriptionMiniature bailed basket made of plane-woven ash. It originally had a cover, but the cover is now missing. The basket is square and bulging, with a tapered neck and a round rim. The rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with thick, flat interior reinforcement and flat exterior reinforcement. The bail handle is missing. The warp splints are medium width. The weft splints are gauged, and they vary in width; some are narrow and some are wide. The basket has an openwork base. There is swabbing on odd wefts: wide wefts are colored with chrome yellow, and others are colored with bluing.
Object number1986.66.10
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