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Fancy basket

Artist Theresa Angus (Akwesasne Mohawk Snipe Clan)

Datec. 2007

MediumFiber, pigment, wood, Black ash splint, sweetgrass

Dimensions6” H x 7” Diam.

SignedInside bottom (signature?)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Carol Ann Lorenz

Object numberNA2007.04.LOR

DescriptionLidded basket with porcupine twist curls at the handle and splint ribbon handle. Purple dyed splints create horizontal patterns on basket and lid.

ClassificationsBasketry

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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