Basket
46-6-47
From: United States of America | North Carolina
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 46-6-47 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cherokee |
Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cane (plant) | Pigments |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Split cane, single weave. Two shades of brown, red and natural. Native dyes. Square base and shoulders sloping to narrower round mouth. Wide horizontal band under mouth. Two continuous bands separated diamonds. "Pack basket type of modern variety." |
Height | 31 cm |
Length | 31 cm |
Width | 31 cm |
Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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