Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in a small alternating checkered pattern of natural and dyed brown grass. Long-side borders are made of the undyed grass in a square weave that tightens into a thin strip of herringbone pattern at edges. A looped fringe of alternating black and yellow yarn is woven into all four edges. The backside of the mat is monotone.

Patterned, woven, rectangular mat with a square weave in an alternating checked pattern of natural and dyed brown grass. The edges are finished by folding over each piece of grass, creating a line of small points along the long sides of the mat. These pieces are then woven into the pattern on the back, creating a distinguishable border.

Basket in an open weave. Basket has a rectangular base, widening toward the mouth where the rim bends inward. The handle is thick and robustly woven, standing firm above the centre of the basket. It divides into two arms on each side which attach at the corners of the basket and are woven decoratively into the body and across the base. Each side of the basket has a checked decoration in red grass at centre.

Basket in an open weave. Basket has a small rectangular base, widening toward the mouth where the rim bends slightly inward. The handle is thick and robustly woven, standing firm above the centre of the basket. It divides into two arms on each side near the basket’s rim, and these are woven into the body and across the base.

Gift of John D. Gray.

Bequest of Margery Hoffman Smith.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Anonymous Donor.