Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0149 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Mesquakie | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Illinois | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Great Lakes region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ash splints; Sweetgrass; Aniline dye | |
| Description | Made-for-sale tourist basket in the shape of a semi-circular disc turned on its edge; Flat, rounded base and ends of basket are woven in plain plaiting technique, using two sets of narrow ash splints for the warp and and wide ash splits (dyed pink) for the weft; The warps are bent at the junction of the base and the sides, with half of them extending up one side and half up the other side; Sides are woven in simple wicker technique, using braided sweetgrass stems for a lower band and single sweetgrass stems for the center area; Band of plaited pink ash slats separate the braided and plain bands on sides; Rim is reinforced with wooden slat on interior and with sweetgrass bundle on exterior, all bound together in widely spaced coiled stitch; Base and sides are decorated with additional pink ash splint that is twisted back and forth to form ribbon curlicues; Elaborate openwork braid of narrow pink ash splints encircles the rim; Pair of short braided sweetgrass carrying handles is attached to upper sides of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.2, Width = 7.8, Length = 27.8 | |