E0001: Basket, unknown affiliation

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0001
Classification Category:
7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container
Materials:
botanical ➔ fiber
botanical ➔ reed ➔ bamboo
Dimensions:
50.5 cm L
38 cm W
12 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Use/Function:
Due to the dirt in the bottom of the basket, it may be been used to move dirt around.
Description:
Woven basket with overall "U" shape. Fibers woven in zigzag pattern. Dated somewhere between later 19th century and early 20th century. Origin unknown.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)