basket
Artist
Florence Benedict
(Akwesasne Mohawk Wolf Clan)
MediumFiber, pigment, wood, Black ash and sweetgrass
Dimensions3 1/4” H x 4 1/2” Diam.
Signed“F. Benedict” on bottom in pen
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Edward M Werner ‘71
Object numberNA2010.089.WER
DescriptionSmall splint and sweetgrass basket with a domed lid entirely covered in sweetgrass, two sweetgrass rings on the base and two rows of sweetgrass on the body. One row of natural and red-orange dyed criss-crossed splints around the body and red-orange curls at top of the lid.
ClassificationsBasketry
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