Nice split cane plaited carrying basket with a wrapped cane handle.
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Southeast
Continent
North America
Culture/Tribe
Cherokee
Native American
Dimensions
Height
11 in
Diameter
5-3/16 in
Dimension Notes
Basket height to the top of the rim is 7 1/4"; to the top of the handle is 11". Diameter at the rim is 5 3/16"; the maximum diameter is approximately 6 1/2".
Material
River Cane
Plaited Basket Details
Primary Plaiting Type
Twill plaiting, 1/1, 2/2 and 3/3 interval, open spacing
Plaiting Finish
Self Binding Plaited Selvage
Plaited Construction Notes
The handle manufacture and attachment is interesting- a couple of pieces of cane bent and run through the upper portion of the basket, then wrapped in cane with the tail of the wrapping ending by weaving down into the plaits of the basket.
