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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0811A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Eyeglass case | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread | |
| Description | Flat eye glass case or wallet, woven in two sections which fit one inside the other; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Base of each section is round but is then folded in half and flattened so completed basket is rectangular with convex ends; Each section is woven in alternating closed plain twined and open plain twined bands, the latter with exposed, crossed warps; Designs on closed plain twined bands consist of a band of floral motifs, except on the first and last rows which have a band of contiguous triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.4, Length = 14.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0779 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Achumawi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Round woman’s hat with flat base and flaring sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of lattice twining at junction of base and sides and single row of 3-strand twining around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay stitch and consist of 2 concentric dashed bands on base and 5 vertical columns of stacked parallelograms on sides, all on background of bear grass. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 20.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0873 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Hemispherical woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base or crown; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half-twist overlay and is divided into 3 registers; On crown is black circle with 3 "foot pattern" motifs; Middle register has "sharp tooth pattern" of triangles; Rim register has black parallelograms. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Rim Diam = 17.8, Max Diam = 18.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0749 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems | |
| Description | Hemispherical woman's hat; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base or crown; Weft rods are hazel shoots and primary weft fibers are conifer roots; Design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern in half twist overlay and divided into 3 registers; On the crown are concentric bands, while middle and rim registers each contain parallelograms with horizontal linear units. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.8, Max Diam = 18.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0756 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Woodwardia fern (Woodwardia sp.) stems | |
| Description | Hemispherical woman's hat with rounded base and sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base and lattice twining near base and rim; Design is in bear grass and woodwardia and maidenhair ferns and is divided into 3 registers; 7-point star and plain band decorate crown; Middle and rim registers show stacked parallelograms with multiple, terraced zigzag lines. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.2, Max Diam = 18.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0053 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Deer brush (Ceonothus integerrimus) shoots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Glass beads; Cotton string; Thread; Pigment | |
| Description | Girl's baby carrier consisting of double-layer triangular backboard and arched sun shade on hooped supports; Backboard woven primarily in lashing stitch with plain twining at base; Sun shade woven in diagonal twining; Rim is coil-wrapped; Backboard design is vertical zigzags, indicating its use by a female child; Hood design alternates exposed warps and twined bands; 2 beaded dangles and red pigment spots also decorate hood; This type of carrier would be the second of several cradles used by a baby, this one being of sturdier construction and woven with a full protective hood and gender-specific designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.4, Width = 34.3, Length = 52.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0735 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Coushatta | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pine (Pinus sp.) needles; Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes; Commercial cloth; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Miniature model of a baby carrier containing cloth doll; Basketry carrier comprises a flat oval back panel woven in spaced coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Mounted to the front face of the panel are the sides of an oval basket (the panel forms the underlying base) which slopes inward as it rises to the rim; Lower half of basket's mouth is woven in a random sewing technique to form a partial protective covering for the baby; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed raffia grass leaves and consist of running stitch of blue raffia along outer edge of backboard and along lower edges of protective covering over the baby, and series of pink "X" motifs around edges of backboard and random sewing stitches on basket's protective covering; Miniature doll with brown cloth face with black wool facial features and hair and whose body is wrapped in red cloth is lying with the baby carrier. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Depth = 2.2, Length = 12.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0066 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Eastern Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mono, Inyo | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Model baby carrier for girl, consisting of double-layer rectangular backboard and arching sun shade on hooped support; Woven in diagonal twining with coil-wrapping around rim; Design are in redbud and consist of simple zigzag on backboard and alternating bands of red (redbud) and light (willow shoots) warp rods on sun shade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.2, Width = 9.5, Length = 16.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0067 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier / cradleboard model | |
| Culture | Western Mono | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Madera, Fresno | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Willow (Salix sp.) shoots Sedge (Carex sp.) roots; Bracken fern (Pteridium sp.) roots; Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis) shoots | |
| Description | Miniature baby carrier consisting of flat rectangular backboard and hooped sun shade; Backboard is woven in diagonal twining; Sun shade is woven in plain twining; Upper and lower rims are coil-wrapped; Designs on both backboard and sun shade alternate bands of exposed warp rods and twined bands, as well as black (bracken fern) and light (sedge) weft materials. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Width = 7.1, Length = 12.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0443 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Hemp; Corn husk; Wool yarn; Canvas cloth; Metal; Leather | |
| Description | Large, flat rectangular storage bag woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hop twine; Weft material around base and mouth of bag is hemp, while hop twine is used as the weft over the remainder body; Sides taper inward slightly toward the mouth; Canvas strip attached at bottom to which metal rings have been attached with thread; Wide hide band is laced through rings; Designs are woven of wool yarn in a false embroidery technique, against a background of undyed corn husk, and consist of 6 rows of green hourglass figures on red rectangles on the front face of the bag, and 4 rows of diamonds and half diamonds in green, blue, red, orange, and turquoise on the reverse face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.4, Length = 47.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0627 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Corn husk; Hemp; Wool yarn; Hide | |
| Description | Small, flat rectangular pouch woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hemp and primary weft material is hop twine; Back panel of pouch extends above rim to form triangular tab that down over the front to form a flap and is secured with short leather thong threaded through point of tab and another one threaded through upper side of pouch; Designs are woven in false embroidery technique in wool yarn and include parallel yellow and blue zigzag bands, both edged in red and both continuing around both front and back sides of pouch; Fold-over flap is embroidered with alternating green and red bands; Segmented band in pale green wool and undyed corn husk frames bottom edge on front face only; Background areas on front and back of pouch (not including fold-over flap) are woven of undyed corn husk in a false embroidery technique; Third leather thong is threaded through back of pouch, probably to tie pouch to belt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0831 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area generally east of Phoenix | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base, flaring lower sides, and vertical upper sides, woven in coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and split willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and include solid black circular area in center of base, encircled by small, widely spaced diamonds; Two parallel bands of small rectangles that are stacked diagonally to form a very wide zigzag band encircles the sides of the basket; Individual rectangles making up the zigzag band are joined to the rectangle above or below it by narrow black lines, and also to the one across from it by wider black lines, resulting in a complex pattern of both horizontally and diagonally stacked elongated negative rectangles; Final rim coil is decorated with an overstitch of black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.4, Max Diam = 27.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0836 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Akimel O’odham (Pima) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | Area generally east of Phoenix | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha angustifolia) stems; Willow (Salix sp.) shoots; Devil's claw (Martynia sp.) pods | |
| Description | Shallow round tray with small diameter, flat base and widely flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is split cattail stems and primary weft material is peeled and slit willow shoots; Designs are woven of black devil's claw pods and includes a solid black base with 5 rectangular spokes radiating outward in a whirling pattern; Entire central motif is outlined in black, forming a second and larger whirling motif; 5 additional black rectangles extend downward diagonally from rim; Final rim coil is decorated with diagonal overstitch done in black devil's claw. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Max Diam = 18.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0778 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Chilkotin Salish | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splints; Cedar roots; Cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Rectangular basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides, woven in coiling technique over cedar splints; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique, using natural straw-colored bear grass as the background and natural red cherry bark for actual designs; Designs consist of a band of rectangular units around lower sides, two bands of probable horses around mid-section, and band of triangles pendant from rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 23.7, Width = 22.3, Length = 32.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0835 |  |
| 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; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Deep basket with flat square base, vertical sides with rounded corners that rise to a high shoulder and short, constricted neck, and wide round mouth; Basket is woven entirely in simple plaiting technique; Warp material is narrow and wide split and dyed (dark brown) oak splints; Primary weft material is narrow dyed (dark brown) oak splints; Rim is reinforced with heavy peeled rod on exterior and with dyed dark brown oak splint on interior, with all elements coil-wrapped with an additional dyed dark brown oak splint; Designs are woven of undyed and dyed (golden brown) split oak splints and consists of two wide bands encircling lower sides of basket and just above midlevel height; Pair of secondary weft splints over each design band are crossed over alternate warps to form a band of 3-dimensional "X" motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.3, Rim Diam = 28.5, Max Diam = 31.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0773 |  |
| 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. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) stalks; Vegetal (walnut and bloodroot) dyes | |
| Description | Square basket with flat base and vertical sides rising to a wide, nearly round mouth; Woven entirely in plaiting technique (3/3) and in double weave; Warp and weft material are equal-sized split cane shoots; Warp and weft fibers are bent out and down at rim and then weaving is resumed to form exterior layer of basket; Design consists of alternating blocks of light and dark colors accomplished by combining natural tan cane strips with walnut-dyed black strips and bloodroot-dyed orange strips, which appears to divide interior base into triangular quadrants that are overlaid by a pattern of concentric squares. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 20.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0783 |  |
| 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 undyed oak splints arranged in radiating pattern on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Weft material is natural undyed peeled honeysuckle vines; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with undyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim; Basket is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.7, Max Diam = 7.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0784 |  |
| 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 undyed oak splints arranged in radiating pattern on base and then bent upward to also form the sides; Primary weft material is undyed peeled honeysuckle vines; Design is woven of dyed yellow peeled honeysuckle vines and consists of single band that encircle mid-section of basket; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed yellow oak splints that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 7.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0785 |  |
| 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 pattern of vertical stripes; Rim is reinforced on interior with undyed oak splint and on exterior with dyed oak splint that are coil-wrapped together with undyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 7.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0786 |  |
| 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 pattern of vertical stripes; Rim is reinforced on interior and exterior with dyed oak splints that are coil-wrapped with dyed oak splint; Single undyed oak splint bale handle is attached at rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.7, Max Diam = 7.4 | |
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