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Lidded basket

(Cherokee, 1922–2003)
mid 20th century
Object PlaceNorth Carolina
Medium/TechniqueTwilled river cane dyed with butternut and bloodroot
DimensionsOverall: 22.9 x 39.4 x 29.2 cm (9 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Teresa Hensick and Arthur Beale
Accession number2017.495a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBasketry
ProvenanceMid 20th century, sold by The Indian Arts and Crafts Board [see note 1]. By 2004, Wesleyan University; May 22, 2004, sold by Wesleyan University at Skinner, Boston, sale 2237, lot 207, to Arthur Beale and Teresa Hensick, North Scituate, Massachusetts; 2017, gift of Arthur Beale and Teresa Hensick to the MFA . (Accession date: May 24, 2017)

Notes: [1] The basket is accompanied by the original label of The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, an agency within the Department of the Interior which promotes the American Indian arts and crafts market.
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