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(A and C) Oval sided baskets with square shaped bases woven in natural colored straw heightened with criss-cross patterns in purple and green; (C) ostrich egg inside.
baskets (containers)
straw (plant material)
weaving
ostrich eggshell
Straw
Woven
Basket
There is a stamp on the rim which says: ""Made in China""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
1992.483a,b
Unknown
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.483A-C
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