Basket
About this object
Cultural context
made for sale
Specific techniques
Physical description
Small, twined, cylindrical basket (a) with knobbed lid (b). Flat bottom is twined at centre then alternates plaited and twined rows with 3 twined rows to edge. Straight sides are twined with 2 bands of design. The design is of diagonal black lines alternating with light brown ground and evenly spaced chevrons. The top row chevrons point right, the bottom point left. Lid is twined lid has short straight sides then slants up to knob. Bright green grass overlay row at top edge of knob. Imbedded dirt on lid, outside has darkened.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
Before 1903
Date Acquired
31 Aug 1976
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Barnabus Cortland and Ida Freeman CollectionMore...
Measurements
6.9 x 9.4 cm
Object Number
Nb22.83 a-b