E1349: Indian Green Openwork Basket with Lid

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1349

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Basket, Broom, Brushmaking T&E

Marks/Labels:

Boston Children's Museum Number: AW 116b

Luther College Ethnographic Collection Number: E1349

Materials:

botanical ➔ straw
colorant ➔ dye ➔ unidentified

Dimensions:

20.5 cm L
13.5 cm W
9 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated in memory of C. Alice Baker by Emma Coleman in 1933 to the Boston Children's Museum. In 2016 the Boston Children's museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1933

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1933

Description:

Openwork basket, rectangular with lid; Natural color and green dyed pattern.

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