A basket with an oval rim and rectangular base made from ash splints. The body of the basket is made from thin wefts in a "wicker" weave, with thicker weft bands near the lip and base. The basket was dyed pink but has now faded. The rim is made from ash splint, held in place with a single ash splint lash.
baskets (containers)
ash (wood)
weaving
Basket
Basket
Fowler House Main House,
Wabanaki peoples (Basket maker)
Possibly Abenaki people (Basket maker)
Possibly Penobscot people (Basket maker)
New England
9 x 13 x 8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Fowler House Estate
1934.3005
New England (United States) [general region]
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