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Twined bowl-shaped basket made from natural buff and dark brown and dyed red and blue plant fibers. The design forms concentric circles of buff and dark brown, with the buff sections decorated in red cyma curves at the base and rim. The center stripe is formed from blue and buff diagonal checks. This bowl is of Native American manufacture.
baskets (containers)
collecting
Straw
Collecting
Dyed
BASKET
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
2.5 (H), 14 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5367
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