Basket

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

1921.1

Description

Round birchbark basket. The basket is formed from a single piece of birchbark, stitched in four seams to form a bowl. The edge is whip stitched. It is coated in a modern varnished that is yellowed.

Context

Said to have belonged to Ira Allen.

Acquisition

Accession

1921.1

Source or Donor

Roberts,Tenie Deal (1859-1942)

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/8 in

Diameter

11-5/8 in

Material

Birch

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allen, Ira (1751-1814)