Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0068A,B | |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Effigy basket with lid (crab) | |
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 | |
Description | Effigy basket in the form of a crab; Oval body has flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at the rim; Corresponding oval lid has interior lip that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are woven in open coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is pine needles and primary weft material is undyed raffia grass leaves; Appended tail, 8 legs (4 legs on each side), and pair of large claws on front are all wrapped in dyed red raffia leaves; Eyes and antennae on front are made of dyed black raffia leaves; Top of lid is decorated with dyed red raffia fibers woven in overstitch technique. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Width = ca. 12.5, Length = 15.8 |