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Rectangular tray made from ash splint and sweetgrass. The base is ash splint in a checker or plain weave. The sides are braided sweetgrass weavers and ash splint standards. The rim is made from bunched sweetgrass on the exterior and a splint interior, held in place by a single lash of ash splint.
baskets (containers)
ash (wood)
sweetgrass (material)
weaving
Basket, Household
Splint
Basket, Household
Wabanaki peoples (Maker)
New England
1 1/2 x 9 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ellen A. Robbins Stone
1927.2167
Probably Lexington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
New England (United States) [general region]
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