Basket

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a beautifully crafted, flat woven basket.

The image shows a beautifully crafted, flat woven basket.

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.75 A

Description

Property W15: Cherokee Wedding Baskets. Object: baskets, Artist/Maker: A - Nimrod, Ella (20th Century, Cherokee: AZ), B - unknown (20th Century, Cherokee: AZ), Title/Model: Woven Wedding Baskets, Date/Region: ca. 1980, Medium/Technique: pigmented natural fibers / hand woven, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: A - 3" H x 16" W, B - 2.75" H x 10" W, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Two tightly woven Cherokee Indian Baskets from Arizona. Tag states Ella Nimrod. Originally purchased from Museum of Northern Arizona gift shop in Flagstaff. Client purchased from Payne Auction on September 8, 1990, lot BLK.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

17 in

Length

17 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

BASKET

Color

Black, Red, White, Tan

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018