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Lidded basket

Artist Rita MacDonald (Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Mohawk, Akwesasne)

ClassificationsBasketry

Datec. 2010

Dimensions5 1/2” H (w/loops) x 7 1/4” W

Materials/TechniqueFiber, pigment, wood, Black ash splint, sweetgrass, purple dye

Signed“Rita MacDonald Akwesasne” on bottom

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Whitney Scott ‘08

Object numberNA2011.45.SCO

DescriptionLidded basket with natural-colored black ash splint warps, and narrower wefts, including purple-dyed splints that are woven over two, under two to create strong diagonals, especially on the lid where the effect is of a spiral pattern. Braided sweetgrass is woven into the upper and lower sides of the basket and around the rim. Unbraided sweetgrass is at the top center of the lid. The handle is curled dyed and natural splints.

Place of origin / madeAkwesasne, USA, North America

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