Splint Basket

Basket

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Splint Basket

Description

Native American Wabanaki cylindrical splint open work basket with lid. Has a double rim. Half of its vertical splints are colored blue as is a wide horizontal splint. Missing its handle.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Native American Unknown

Role

Basket Weaver

Date made

1860 - 1880

Time Period

Mid 19th Century

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Notes

Patricia Stauble believes this could be Native American (verbal opinion 8/2/2010). Dating of ca. 1870 proposed by Gretchen Faulkner in 2021.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15 cm

Diameter

32.5 cm

Dimension Description

Lid

Diameter

34 cm

Material

Splint

Color

Blue

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

Is missing its handle.