Storage basket
Artist
Jack Wildcat
(Eastern Cherokee)
DateLate 20th C
MediumPigment, wood, white ash, bloodroot and walnut pigment
Dimensions9 7/8” H x 9 7/8” Diam.
SignedBottom: Jack Wildcat Cherokee NC
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.056.LMA
DescriptionLarge splint basket with square bottom and round mouth. Two rows of splint twists around the waist. Warp splints are dyed with walnut while wefts are natural or dyed with bloodroot. Reinforced splint rim.
ClassificationsBasketry
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