1992.1.2.2

Collection type

Object

Description

Round basketry lid of woven ash splints. The basket associated with this lid is 1992.1.2 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/11/2016]

Long description

Round basketry lid of woven ash splints. Slightly convex top with flat sides and a rim of bundled sweetgrass. The side and top of the lid is adorned with curled, projecting V shaped ash splints and a central bow of curved ash. The basket associated with this lid is 1992.1.2 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/11/2016]

Geographical reference

United States of America

Northern America > North America > United States of America

Northeastern USA Maine Caribou

Cultural groups

Wabanaki Confederacy

Mi'kmaq

Person

Maker Jane Jerome Zumbrunnen

Field collector Ann McMullen

PRM source Ann McMullen

Date / Period

Date made: 1991

Date collected

15 June 1991

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1991

Materials and processes

Material Ash Wood Plant, Material Sweetgrass Fibre Plant, Process Woven, Process Overlay, Process Inscribed, Process Basketry

Dimensions

Diameter: max 210 mm, Height: max 66 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1992.1.2.2

Associated publications

Illustrated in black and white as figure 30 on page 26 of Basketmakers Meaning and Form in Native American Baskets, edited by Linda Mowat, Howard Morphy and Penny Dransart (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University if Oxford, Mongraph 5, 1992). Caption reads: ‘ Contemporary Micmac fancy baskets. USA, Maine, Limestone. Covered sewing basket of splints with braided sweetgrass. Made by Frank Hanning. H: 170 mm; dia: 200 mm. 1992.1.4 USA, Maine, Caribou. Covered basket with points, lid trimmed with sweetgrass. Made by Jane Zumbrunnen. H: 130 mm; dia: 210 mm. 1992.1.2 Collected by Ann McMullen, 1991.’[MJD 16/01/2013]

Search terms: Basketry, Writing, Vessel, Basket, Lid, Inscription