Storage basket
Maker
Unknown, Eastern Band Cherokee, Qualla
ClassificationsBasketry
DateMid-20th C
Dimensions7 1/2” H x 5 1/2” Diameter at the lip
Materials/TechniqueFiber, pigment, White oak splints, walnut dye
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Melissa Davies
Object numberNA2010.003.DAV
DescriptionEastern Cherokee small storage basket made white oak splits. Woven upward from a rectangular base, the basket necks in before flaring outward to a round rim. The darker contrasting oak strips appear to be dyed brown with walnut.
Place of origin / madeNorth Carolina, USA, North America
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Unknown, Quechua