Napkin basket
Artist
Sarah Hassenplug
(Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Cayuga)
Date2011
MediumPigment, wood, Black ash splints
Dimensions2 3/4” H x 8 1/8” L x 8 1/4” W
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2011.55.LMA
DescriptionSquare basket in an open weave made with wider splints at the bottom and a few narrower weft splints around the body of the basket. Mostly natural splints with two purple-dyed splints around the body and thin purple splints used as edge over wraps.
ClassificationsBasketry
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