Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0789 | |
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 dyed brown and dyed yellow 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 dyed yellow peeled honeysuckle vines is used alternately to produce an overall brown and yellow checkerboard pattern; Rim is reinforced on interior with undyed oak splint and on exterior with dyed yellow oak splint that are coil-wrapped together with dyed yellow oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 7.2 |