Large basket
Maker
Unknown, Seminole
MediumCotton, fiber, Sweet grass, palmetto fiber, cardboard, beeswax?, cotton thread
Dimensions7” H x 12” Diameter (base)
Credit LineMuseum purchase; Funded by Edward M Werner ‘71
Object numberNA2008.58.WER
DescriptionLarge coiled sweet grass basket with flared rim. Its coils are bound together with decorative multicolored cotton thread. As is typical of Seminole baskets, the base is cardboard covered with palmetto fiber which is stitched in place (and possibly glued with beeswax?).
ClassificationsBasketry
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Unknown, Seminole
Annabelle Oakes (Iawenhakie)
Annabelle Oakes (Iawenhakie)