Lidded basket
Maker
Unknown, Passamaquoddy
DateMid-20th century
MediumFiber, ash splints and sweet grass
Dimensions3 1/4’’ H x 6 3/4’’ Diameter
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ’89
Object numberNA2008.09.SUL
DescriptionLidded basket with wide splint warp and thin splint weft, decorated with braided sweet grass on the body and lid and woven sweet grass on the top of the lid and around the edge of the lid. Splint wrap loop at the center top of the lid.
ClassificationsBasketry
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