Basket

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

1982.5.1a-b

Description

Urn-shaped basket of woven brown ash split. The body of the basket is very narrow at the base, flaring outward dramatically to the top quarter, the curving back inward. The lid is a shallow round, significantly larger than the basket's opening. The rigid, stationery handle attaches to the basket at the widest point.

Context

Made by Newton Everett Washburn of Stowe, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.5

Source or Donor

Washburn, Newton Everett (1915-2011)

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Washburn, Newton Everett (1915-2011)

Date made

1982

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

22 in

Diameter

10-1/4 in

Material

Ash Splint