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Native American, possibly Eastern Band of Cherokee
1930–50
Object Place: Carolinas, Georgia, or Tennessee, United States, Southeast
Medium/Technique
River cane and vegetal and aniline dye
Dimensions
32.7 cm (12 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the Barra Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number1992.525
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsBasketry
DescriptionTwill weave of square form at base graduating to round form of body, squeezing round neck, and flared rim. Dyed pattern of diamond shapes with crosses in the center around body of basket; red stripe runs vertically from rim to base dividing ground into quadrants; stripe variations around neck.
Provenance1992, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 1992)