Reed Basket
Date1850-1905
Object PlaceNorth America
MediumWillow, devil's claw, and wood
ClassificationsBaskets
DimensionsHeight by Width: 28 inches × 18 1/2 inches (71.12 × 46.99 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stroh and the Stroh Brewery Foundation Fund
Object number79.179
DescriptionOlla shape basket. Tapering body, wide shoulder, flaring neck. Decoration in black and red against cream ground. Large diamond shapes created by intersecting lines. Four large solid red diamonds on body with upper point touching shoulder. Animal figures and triangles in red and black scattered throughout the design.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Gallery A
ProvenancePrior to 1988, Flink Ink Corporation
1892-1905
middle 19th Century
middle 19th Century
purchased in December, 1947
1925
1988