DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Lidded fancy basket
NameBasket
Maker
Mary Adams
CultureAkwasasne (Mohawk Wolf Clan)
Date1992
Place madeHogansburg, New York, United States, North America
MediumAsh splints, sweet grass
Dimensions5 7/8 × 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (15 × 23 × 23 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald and Vicki Sullivan, A.2016.10.4ab
Object numberA.2016.10.4ab
DescriptionRound basket with decorative texture. Known as a "fancy" basket. The lid and sides of the basket are covered in repeating curlicues. Center of the lid has a group of larger curlicues.
Early - mid-20th century
late 16th or early 17th century
ca. 1988
ca. 1988
c. 1925
c. 1920