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1991.35.34

Twill plaited wall mat of rivercane.

1991.35.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Twill plaited wall mat of rivercane.
Long description
Twill plaited wall mat of rivercane with pattern of concentric lozenges in red and black on natural ground. Fringed on three edges.
Cultural groups
Cherokee
Person
Maker Mrs Rowena Bradley
Field collector Linda Mowat
PRM source Linda Mowat
Date / Period
Date made: 1991
Date collected
1991 11
Acquisition information
Purchased: 12/1991
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Process Twill Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 390 mm, Length: max 380 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1991.35.34
Associated publications
Illustrated in black and white as figure 8 on page 10 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: ‘USA, North Carolina, Cherokee. Twill plaited mat of rivercane. Pattern in natural dyes: black (butternut root) and red (bloodroot). L: 380 mm; W: 390 mmm. Made by Mrs. Rowana Bradley, 1991. Collected by Linda Mowat. 1991.35.34.’ [MJD 16/01/2013]

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