Basket
Name/Title
BasketEntry/Object ID
1987.04.047Description
A woven basket. The basket is woven of 1/8" natural and red reed. The rim of the basket is cross woven of 3 braided strands of natural reed, followed by 2 strands of natural reed, then 2 strandsof red reed, followed by 5 strands of natural reed, 4 red reed and 4 of natural reed. The remainder of the basket is of natural reed. The handle is cross woven of 7 strands of natural bejuco. Size: 8" x 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" (20.3cm x 19.0cm x 24.2cm)Artwork Details
Medium
Bejuco reedMade/Created
Artist
Timoteo Checam (Maya)Date made
1978 - 1987Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican