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29-175-687

From: United States of America | New York | Long Island (NY)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-175-687
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Native American
Provenience United States of America | New York | Long Island (NY)
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Technique Plaited
Description

Square bottom but rounded top. Plaited. Small. Handle over top; made of wooden splint and is grooved at rim line for a hoop to fit in and thus bind it to rim; ends caught by horizontal splints also, Horizontals slightly narrower than verticals on sides, both are broader in the bottom. Rim made of bound hoops. Probably ash.

Height 19.3 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Length 10.6 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 10.6 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/7592 - Collector Number

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