Iroquois Large Pack Basket

Namebasket

Date1920s

Mediumash wood, commercial canvas belt with metal buckles

Dimensions20 1/2 × 12 13/16 × 12 5/8 in. (52 × 32.5 × 32 cm); handle height 5 cm x 10 cm width.

Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan

CultureIroquois | Tonawanda Band of Seneca

Object numberA2018-3-16

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand woven plain plaited carrying basket; made of splint ash wood; warps are wider splints, wefts are narrow splints; commercial canvas straps wrapped around top of basket below rim and vertically from rim area, underneath base, passing through plaiting, with metal buckles to adjust the straps for carrying items ; handle notched at rim so it cannot come off.

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