Basket

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.75

Description

Round basket with square base woven of ash splints. Select splints are dyed on the outer surface either blue or red.

Context

This small utility basket from central New Hampshire has varying width weavers with select splints “daub-dyed,” dyed on one surface only, with Prussian blue and red ochre. These small baskets are uncommon.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1860

Place

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket, Household

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

8-5/8 in

Depth

8 in

Material

Ash Splint