Basket
| Object Number: | 70-9-31 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cherokee |
| Provenience: | United States of America North Carolina |
| Culture Area: | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Plant Fiber |
| Technique: | Basketry |
| Length: | 33.5 cm |
| Width: | 15 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Description
Shallow, rectangular basket with oval rim, square bottom. "Double woven basket, made by woman who, with only two others, understands the art of double weaving." Initials KE written on the bottom. Basket is uniform in color except for four bands which run diagonally across the basket and intersect at the corners, and are colored black and brown.
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