Large sewing basket
Maker
Unknown, Eastern Band Cherokee
Date2006
MediumFiber, pigment, wood, honeysuckle vine and splints
Dimensions6 1/2” H x 12 1/8” Diameter
SignedThe basket has initials N.S. 06 twice on the underside of the lid and once inside the basket.
Credit LineMuseum purchase; Funded by Edward M Werner ‘71
Object numberNA2008.59.WER
DescriptionLarge sewing basket or “cracker basket” with lid, made with natural and dyed splints and honeysuckle vine. The rim of both the lid and basket consists of braided fibers between two splints and lashed in an “X” pattern.
ClassificationsBasketry
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