Basket
| Object Number: | 46-6-49A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cherokee |
| Provenience: | United States of America North Carolina |
| Culture Area: | Southeast Culture Area |
| Maker: | Lottie Stamper |
| Date Made: | 1940's |
| Early Date: | 1940 |
| Late Date: | 1949 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cane (plant) Pigments |
| Technique: | Basketry |
| Height: | 15 cm |
| Length: | 26.3 cm |
| Width: | 14.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
Description
Double weave, native cane. Natural color and dyed butternut. Pineapple design. "This basket is a reproduction of one in the British Museum that was taken to England in 1725." Made by Lottie Stamper, Cherokee, N.C. Type basket of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Preucel, Robert W., and Wierzbowski, William S., and Williams, Lucy F. 2005. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 144-145/Plate 56 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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