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29-175-703
From: United States of America | Texas
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-703 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Alibamu |
Provenience | United States of America | Texas |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cane (plant) | Pigment |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Cane; large; round with with squarish, rounded bottom with Large, Pigmented corners. Sides slope inward; twilled plaiting. Bottom done in over 3, under 6; bottom 2/3 of sides done in over 4 under 4, while top of sides is over 2 under 2. A raised rim divides the sides all way round; apparently done by looping 3 strips of cane together in a complicated fashion and catching one on the sides of basket with every stitch. Top rim finished same way by winding strips together in a double row. Decoration: wefts (horizontal strips) turned over so rougher, darker side is on outside and the shiny side inside; this appears on the sides only. |
Height | 21 cm |
Length | 34 cm |
Width | 32 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 2/5570 - Collector Number |
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