View of Detail, Great Lakes or Eastern Woodlands black ash basket

View of Detail, Great Lakes or Eastern Woodlands black ash basket

Great Lakes or Eastern Woodland Indian basket, made of black ash splints, with handles. Decorative loops are made of basswood fiber cord. Row of decorative splint loops along both sides of opening of purse and two rows along bottom of purse. Tasseled strings were used to tie the purse shut. Cylindrical body with cone shaped ends. Tassels also made of basswood fiber. Made as sales object by Great Lakes basketmakers.

Anishinaabe

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Black ash splint basket, basswood fiber tassels and souchache details

Physical object