Basket and Lid Item Number: 36.498a-b from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

The object is a basket and lid. The body is cylindrical and the lid comes to a pinnacle above which is a small knob. The object has a repeated overall surface pattern of simple woven red and green wool checked "flag" shapes. Linear strips of wool are parallel along the base and spiral upward on the lid. Condition is good.

Credit Line

Gift of Frederic B. Pratt

Item History

  • Made between 1900 and 1925

What

Name
Basket and Lid
Identification Number
36.498a-b
Type of Item
basket and lid
Material
rye grass and wool
Overall
length 7.25 in, width 6.125 in, height 6.125 in

Who

Culture
Aleut

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1900 and 1925

Other

Classification
(not assigned)