Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0787 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Eastern Cherokee | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | North Carolina | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | White oak (Quercus alba) splints; Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vines | |
| Description | Miniature round basket with flat base and slightly flaring, vertical sides, woven in wicker technique; Warp material is both undyed and dyed brown oak splints arranged in radiating pattern in alternating colors on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material of dyed brown or natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall checkerboard design; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped with natural undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 7.8 | |