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Covered Basket
Covered Basket

Covered Basket

MakerMade by Niantic People Native American
Date1800-1820
MediumPlain-woven ash and oak
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 7 3/8 x 13 1/4 x 9 3/8in. (18.7 x 33.7 x 23.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRectangular, covered storage basket made of plain-woven ash and oak. The rectangular rim is single wrapped and double reinforced, with half-round interior reinforcement and fat exterior reinforcement. The warp and weft splints are medium width. Unit designs are colored in brown-walnut.
Object number1950.477.0a,b
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    Covered Basket
    Nipmuc People
    1840
    Covered Basket
    Wampanoag People
    1850-1870
    Covered Basket
    Nipmuc People
    about 1825
    Covered Basket
    Mohegan People
    about 1840
    Covered Basket
    Pequot People
    1860-1875
    Covered Basket
    Niantic People
    about 1840
    Covered Basket
    Mohegan People
    about 1815
    Covered Basket
    Nipmuc People
    1825-1826
    Covered Basket
    Pequot People
    1860-1870
    Covered Basket
    Schaghticoke People
    1850-1860
    Covered Basket
    Nipmuc People
    about 1820
    Basket
    Pequot People
    about 1870