DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Seed basket
NameSeed basket
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Place madeNorth America
MediumSeeds, cardboard, cotton
DimensionsOverall: 2 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (6.8 x 9.5 x 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.22ab
Object numberFA.2010.97.22ab
DescriptionSmall rectangular box with lid, covered with shiny dark brown almond-shaped seeds with patterns formed of larger reddish-orange seeds. The box with cardboard liner covered with red cotton fabric. The lid decorated with an off-center diamond-in-diamond, the edges with stripes and the sides of lid and lower half with rows of seed "dots."Artist Not Recorded
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c. 1960
late 19th century - early 20th century