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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Woven Basket
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Datec. 1875
MediumNatural and dyed spruce root
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1996.15.36
Not on view
DescriptionSmall woven bowl basket with dark, linear geometric pattern and strap handles.

Additional Details

Exhibition History
2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - Present (no cat.).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings Marked in ink on bottom at center: NANW 26 / E126
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root
Object number: 1996.15.35
Woven Basket
Date: date unknown
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root
Object number: 1996.15.37
Woven Basket
Date: date unknown
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root
Object number: 1989.3.11
Miniature Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.479
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.474a-b
Basket
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.482
Rattle Lid basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.475a-b
Rattle Lid Basket
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.476a-b
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.477
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Date: date unknown
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root
Object number: 1989.3.2
Miniature Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root
Object number: 1984.480