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Lidded Basket
Culture of Origin: Cherokeemid to late 20th century
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
Washington, DC, United States
This lidded basket with a top loop represents a common form of mid- to late- 20th-century Cherokee plaited wicker basketry. Natural colored (orange) and dyed brown honeysuckle wicker weft elements are plaited over white oak or maple wood splints. Notable on this piece are the oblique rim bindings and the decorative wickerwork on the body walls of the piece.
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Details
- Title: Lidded Basket
- Creator: Culture of Origin: Cherokee
- Date Created: mid to late 20th century
- Physical Dimensions: DIA 9, H 7 inches
- Provenance: INTR 07127 a + b
- Subject Keywords: Southeast, Cherokee, North America, Native American, American Indian, plaited
- Type: Basketry
- Rights: U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
- Medium: wicker, honeysuckle, maple, oak
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