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The plain, brown, cylindrical handle (a) has a simple horizontal band of geometric decoration that consists of a triple outlined square at either side at one end and a pineapple-like stone head (a) at the other. The head is held in place by a woven band (b) that has a downward tapering piece of bone along one side. The head has a hollow, cylindrical hole through it for the handle. Pineapple-type. The dark head has four horizontal rows of nine pyramidal protrusions all around.
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Gift of Priscilla Hagan.
Collection of the Portland Art Museum.
Gift of Mrs. Richard Nunn and Lucy Trevett.
Large burden basket with strap. Basket is constructed in a sturdy, open weave, wide at the mouth, narrowing sharply to a small rectangular base. Base is woven in a herringbone pattern. The lip is wrapped with cherry bark, which is also used as a decorative element in the body of the basket as strands of the warp. A rope of coarse plant fibre is attached around the lip by twists of cedar root, with a carrying strap of woven wool in dark brown and blue attached on one side.
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund.