Basket
MakerPossibly made by
Tantaquidgeon family
Native American
MakerPossibly made by
Mohegan People
Native American
Date1900-1930
MediumPlain-woven ash
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 9 3/4in. (12.1 x 24.4 x 24.8cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRound basket made of plain-woven ash, with a round rim. The rim is double reinforced, with half-round interior and exterior reinforcement. The exterior reinforcement is has blue/green swabbing. The basket has handles attached at the rim and ear. The warp splints are medium width, and the weft splints are narrow. Swabbing on random wefts forms a band in indigo, Spanish brown, chrome yellow and green (made by mixing the indigo and yellow).
Object number1950.472.0
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1890
about 1875
about 1875
about 1860
1860-1880
1870-1890
about 1860
about 1875