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1991.23.1

Rectangular woodsplint basket with chequer plaited base. [MOBB [OPS move] 2/11/2016]


1991.23.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rectangular woodsplint basket with chequer plaited base. [MOBB [OPS move] 2/11/2016]
Long description
Rectangular woodsplint basket with chequer plaited base. Dark beige coloured basket with cone shaped curled ash embellishment for three bands above the bottom and below the top rim. Vertical woven decoration at the top rim and two oval handles, also embellished with curled ash decoration, attached to the short sides of the basket. [MOBB [OPS move] 2/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Nova Scotia near Monkton
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Anne Walker
Date / Period
Date made: 1850-1950?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1991
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1991
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Ash Wood Plant, Process Woven, Process Chequer Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Width: max 170 mm, Height: max 125 mm, Length: max 184 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1991.23.1
Research and responses

Monkton may refer to Moncton in the province of New Brunswick, Canada, near the province of Nova Scotia. [CF 23/7/2002]

A very similar basket to this is in the collection of the Passamaquoddy Museum at Pleasant Point, Maine. LM.

Search terms: Basketry, Basket