basket and removable lid; herringbone weave; basket has square base; walls taper into circular body and then flare to connect to opening band; opening band is wider than base of basket; basket rim formed by vertically wrapped bands; two thin bands wrap around where opening band and basket body connect; exterior has some brown-black coating, mostly glossy red-brown; interior is brown; lid is slightly smaller version of basket, except opening band has two wrapped cords circling where band and body of basket meet; lid is slightly lighter in color; lid has one band wrapped inside interior opening

Lidded basket, 20th century

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Title
Lidded basket
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.102.45a,b
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basket and removable lid; herringbone weave; basket has square base; walls taper into circular body and then flare to connect to opening band; opening band is wider than base of basket; basket rim formed by vertically wrapped bands; two thin bands wrap around where opening band and basket body connect; exterior has some brown-black coating, mostly glossy red-brown; interior is brown; lid is slightly smaller version of basket, except opening band has two wrapped cords circling where band and body of basket meet; lid is slightly lighter in color; lid has one band wrapped inside interior opening