Basket
46-6-51
From: United States of America | North Carolina
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 46-6-51 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Creator | Eliza Stamper Driver |
| Date Made | pre 1915 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cane (plant) | Pigment |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Split cane, double weave. Dark brown and natural coor. Zigzag design formed largely by difference in the weave. Native dye. "Used to contain seeds stored in house loft." "Obtained 1915 from maker, Eliza Stamper Driver (died 1926)." "Rare weave" |
| Height | 9 cm |
| Length | 15.5 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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