Pack Basket

Name/Title

Pack Basket

Entry/Object ID

1987.18.1

Description

Large basket with webbing straps for carrying on a person's back. The basket is a rounded rectangle shape with one side concave. Khaki webbing is wrapped around the top of the basket and hung with two long straps that stretch from front to back around the bottom of the pack in order to be worn over a person's shoulders, like a backpack. The straps are adjustable at the front of the pack via metal buckles.

Context

Used by Fred Mould, a founding member of the Sterling Section of the Green Mountain Club.

Acquisition

Accession

1987.18

Source or Donor

Talbot, Ted

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Basket, Pack

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket, Carrying

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17-1/2 in

Material

Ash Splint, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mould, Fred

Person or Organization

Green Mountain Club