Basket
46-6-58
From: United States of America | North Carolina
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 46-6-58 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Oak | Pigment | Japanese Honeysuckle Root |
| Technique | Basketry | Twilled |
| Description | White oak splints and Japanese honeysuckle roots. Twill weave. Small and square shaped. Blue and natural colors. Analine dye. "Shows a new technique introduced among the Eastern Cherokee about 1915. The use of runners for basketry shows no greater antiquity among these Cherokee, but is traditional among the Oklahoma Cherokee (use of Buckthorn roots for basketry)." Obtained by John Witthoft, July 1945. |
| Height | 5.5 cm |
| Length | 9.5 cm |
| Width | 8.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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