Wood splint gathering basket. Checker pattern weave with carved wood handle. Rim is reinforced with interior and exterior carved wood hoops bound to basket body with single binder splint.
baskets (containers)
wood (plant material)
weaving
carving (processes)
Container, Crop
Basket, Gathering
Basket, Gathering
Unknown
10 x 15 x 11 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Estate of Eliza H. Faunce
1985.729
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