Rattle Lid Basket

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Rattle Lid 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. 1875-1900
MediumNatural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
DimensionsOverall: 4 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (11.9 × 20.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin W. Arnold, Class of 1866; Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.474a-b
Not on view
DescriptionThe lid chamber of this type of basket traditionally contained stones from the gizzard of a grouse. This example is decorated with patterns of false embroidery, a technique by which the woven grass patterns are only visible on the exterior of the piece.
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Published ReferencesWONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 32, illus. 32

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Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 21, illus. 32).

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;
c. late 1800s, definitely by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Arnold.
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 32, illus. 32
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on bottom: C61 / NANW14b / NANW14a; in ink on bottom: E 1
Rattle Lid Basket
Rattle Lid Basket
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.476a-b
Rattle Lid basket
Rattle Lid basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.475a-b
Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.477
Place Mat
Place Mat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.490
Photograph by Dave Revette
Place Mat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.492
Place Mat
Place Mat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.494
Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
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Basket
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.482
Basketry Covered Glass Bottle with Lid
Basketry Covered Glass Bottle with Lid
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root, natural and dyed grass, and a glass bottle
Object number: 1984.489a-b
Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.478
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.481
Miniature Basket
Miniature Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.479