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29-175-694

From: United States of America | Connecticut | Williamsville (Connecticut)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-694
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mohegan
Provenience United States of America | Connecticut | Williamsville (Connecticut)
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Ash Wood | Pigment
Technique Basketry
Description

Small; plaited, ash. Rim: bound with splint hoops.Low handle, bent in squarish shape, of carved splint with notch to fit against rim hoop. Width of splints constant through-out. Once decorated with stamped designs, apparently all over sides, very faded now. Around top are vestiges of designs in a dark color, probably black, while rest are in red. Splints broken on one side.

Height 15.8 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Length 10.8 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 10.8 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 3/5684 - Collector Number

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