Dublin Core
Title
Basket
Object
basket
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Fuschia and green basket with fiber handle.
Description
Fuschia and green basket with fiber handle.
1) Form: Circular base. Base domed. Walls bow very slightly. No rim. Handle attached on either side.
2) Material/Color: Splint wood foundation with woven smaller pieces in wickerwork style. External is dyed bark and handle is fiber. The tan of the inside and handle is the same (R235 G214 B186) and the bark is dyed dark brown (R92 G59 B0) and pinkish red (R195 G92 B129). There is a significant amount of variation in the color, either due to fading or the dying process.
3) Construction: Splint wood base fanned out in a star burst shape that provides the foundation of the basket. Smaller woven pieces throughout. External side covered in dyed bark, with some minimal sewing at the top and a wrapped rim. The handle is twisted fiber that loops around the rim. There are several smaller twisted fibers and one that is doubled in length.
4) Decoration: Handle fibers are twisted and bark is dyed. Brighter fuschia bark at bottom (R160 G0 B109) of base shows possible color before fading.
5) Skill/Care: Knowledge of wickerwork, perhaps not mastery. Bark on outside is not uniform, however that may be intentional. Structurally good.
6) Condition: GOOD. Faded bark, slight breakage, stained fiber handles.
1) Form: Circular base. Base domed. Walls bow very slightly. No rim. Handle attached on either side.
2) Material/Color: Splint wood foundation with woven smaller pieces in wickerwork style. External is dyed bark and handle is fiber. The tan of the inside and handle is the same (R235 G214 B186) and the bark is dyed dark brown (R92 G59 B0) and pinkish red (R195 G92 B129). There is a significant amount of variation in the color, either due to fading or the dying process.
3) Construction: Splint wood base fanned out in a star burst shape that provides the foundation of the basket. Smaller woven pieces throughout. External side covered in dyed bark, with some minimal sewing at the top and a wrapped rim. The handle is twisted fiber that loops around the rim. There are several smaller twisted fibers and one that is doubled in length.
4) Decoration: Handle fibers are twisted and bark is dyed. Brighter fuschia bark at bottom (R160 G0 B109) of base shows possible color before fading.
5) Skill/Care: Knowledge of wickerwork, perhaps not mastery. Bark on outside is not uniform, however that may be intentional. Structurally good.
6) Condition: GOOD. Faded bark, slight breakage, stained fiber handles.
Dimension 1
8" D
Dimension 2
7.25" H
Material
wood(splint) wood(bark) fiber(rope?)
Construction
woven(wickerwork) woven(sewn)
Decoration
dyed
Condition
GOOD fade broken stain
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.090
Old Number
MM249.090 CAC#LS-01 OC#204
Type
artifact
Locale
West Bay
County
Manitoulin Island
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.