Mohawk Ash Splint & Sweetgrass Basket

Plaited Basket

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Mohawk Ash Splint & Sweetgrass Basket

Description

Great little lidded basket with the original label. The green color was painted on after the basket was made- it is only on the surface of the splints.

Made/Created

Artist

Theresa Peters

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Mohawk

First Nation, Native American

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Diameter

7 in

Material

Ash Splint, Sweetgrass

Plaited Basket Details

Primary Plaiting Type

Plain Plaiting, 1/1 interval, closed spacing

Plaiting Finish

Compound Binding, Coiled Selvage