- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Appalachian Mountain ‘egg basket’ woven of split white oak splints. Frame or rib construction. Wooden handle. [RM [OPS move] 14/11/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Kentucky
- Date / Period
- Date made: 1976
- Date collected
- By 1997
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1997
- Materials and processes
- Material Oak Wood Plant, Process Woven, Process Split, Process Basketry
- Dimensions
- Height 245 mm, Diameter 270 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1997.11.10
Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Basket, Food Accessory
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