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Porcupine Basket
1999
JoAnne Russo, American, born in 1956
Saxtons River, Vermont, United States
Overall: 26.7 x 15.2 cm (10 1/2 x 6 in.)
Other (Overall): 15.2 x 26.7cm (6 x 10 1/2in.)
Other (lid): 11.4 x 26.7cm (4 1/2 x 10 1/2in.)
Black ash, pine needles, porcupine quills, Createx fiber reactive dye
Inscriptions: Signed on base: JoAnne Russo/1-12-99/#762Classification: BasketryObject is currently not on viewLarge round vessel narrow at base, expands toward center, and narrows at rim. Main form and lid woven from natural black ash in graduated pattern and decorated with twisted black ash strips which are dyed black and form triangular points. Removable lid with porcupine quills. Signed on base: JoAnne Russo /1-12-99/ #762 Museum of Fine Arts, BostonAmerican Decorative Arts Curator's Fund, 1999
Accession number: 1999.19Provenance/Ownership History: Purchased from the artist as Director's Choice 1998 by Malcolm Rogers at the annual crafts exhibition, Crafts at the Castle, December 2, 1998Reproduced with permission.
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