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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 view
Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Gallery A
ProvenancePrior to 1988, Flink Ink Corporation
Basket
middle 19th Century
Basket
middle 19th Century
Trinket Basket
purchased in December, 1947