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1939.8.8B

Shallow basket. Rectangular in shape with rounded bottom.

1939.8.8B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shallow basket. Rectangular in shape with rounded bottom.
Long description
Shallow basket. Rectangular in shape with rounded bottom and straight, but inwardly curved sides on the long sides. Plaited [?] rim. The bottom is decorated with alternating bands of black and red in a chain design. Around the sides is a wide section of alternating red and black horizontal bands. [MOBB [OPS move] 4/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Choctaw
Person
Maker Jane Brandy
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
1939
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Twill Woven, Process Dyed, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 535 mm, Height: max 170 mm, Width: max 421 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1939.8.8B
Research and responses

This basket features on the website for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Museum Collections https://hinahanta.choctawnation.com/ProficioWebModule/Detail.aspx?rID=OE-OE.2018.02.01&db=objects&dir=COMBINE&osearch=pitt%20rivers&list=global&rname=

Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Vessel, Basket, Food Accessory

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