Basket
Name/Title
BasketEntry/Object ID
2022.9.1a-bDescription
Large basket with lid. The rectangular basket and lid are woven with ash splints. Some of the splits are dyed blue, and others are decorated with red spots and faces.Context
Given to Malonia Howe Blanchard of East Roxbury, Vermont, by Indigenous Americans in payment for caring for their baby during the winter while they travelled from Montreal to Boston.Acquisition
Accession
2022.9Source or Donor
Parent, Evangeline Howe, Parent, Gene S.Acquisition Method
GiftEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American