Basket with cover

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Date created: circa 1840

Culture/People: probably Pequot (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1951.
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Place: New London County; Connecticut; USA (inferred)

See related items: Pequot; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8278
Barcode: 218278.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints, paint
Techniques: Plaited, wicker-plaited, painted
Dimensions: 27 x 38 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6510d3eb6-4b4c-4a9a-9337-d66a30187bfb

Record ID: NMAI_232594