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Basket: Fibrous Decoration

2018.07.0003

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Artifact Identification Basket: Fibrous Decoration   (2018.07.0003)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
    2. :
  2. Household Accessories
    3. :
  3. Decorative Furnishings
    4. ;
  4. Furnishings
    5. :
  5. Household Accessories
    6. :
  6. Storage & Display Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1975 CE
Culture Afro-American
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 42 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 6 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 297 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Palm Frond, Corn Husk
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand/Loom Woven

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Derby, Doris A. Black Women Basket Makers: A study of domestic economy in Charleston County, South Carolina. PhD Thesis. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1980.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication The Doris A. Derby Collection
Reproduction N/A

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