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Covered storage basket, possibly made by Nipmuck Indians. Ash splint. Rectanular, with bulging sides. Very simple red line decoration on one side and 2 corners only. Lid has wavy lines on edge and four lobe shape and wavy lines on top. |
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Splint bobbin basket from Litchfield, Connecticut, probably of Mahican Indian manucature. High back with handle in center. No decoration. |
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Splint knife/silverware basket with center divider. |
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Rectangular basket of ash splint with cross handle. Made entirely of wide rihs and weavers with exceptions of narrow filler around bottom edge. Double hickory rim bound with single ash splint. Carved hickory handle interlocks with rim with notches on inside. Rectangular bottom, oval top. All four... |
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Round splint basket with overcast rim, shaped wooden loops and wooden handle, the ends of which are bent up and fastened with wrought iron nails. Diameter at top 12 3/4". Height 7 3/4". |
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This woodsplint basket was probably made for use on the farm. A few families made their own baskets while others bought them from itinerant – often Native American - basket makers (or purchased them from storekeepers. The durable construction and generous size of this basket suggest that it was... |
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Rectangular shaped splint basket with hickory reinforcements on inside and outside of top bound with splint. Sides woven of wide and narrow splints with three narrow rows at top. Decorated with free-hand red and black decoration in dots and crosses. One weaver looks wiped yellow. Decoration is only... |
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Decorated ash splint storage basket with cover. Basket rectangular, made of 7/8" wide splints. Top rim lashed. Geometric and stylized floral decoration in dark brown on all four sides. Possibly of Nipmuck Manufacture. Ribs and weavers fairly uniform in width throughout. Sides decorated with two... |
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Small splint basket, very well formed. Crowned base, rim bound with double lashing, handles woven into sides. Loop bail handle of single piece of wood. Bail broken in two places, repaired with iron strips on either side rivited through handle. |
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Northern Mohegan or Nipmuck (Indian) square covered basket of ash splint. Extensive blue and red stamp decoration. Side has ovals with dots and stylized flowers. Top has crosses with dots and bands of dots. |
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Covered, rectangular basket, probably of Nipmuck Indian manufacture. Decoration includes red wiped weavers and ways and blue stamps of dots and bars. Top has wrapped loop handle. |
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Nipmuck ash splint basket with cover. Square base with bulging sides. Circular rim formed of 2 half rounds secured with single splint lashing. Lid has loop handle. Nipmuck corner type decoration in red and dark brown used all the way around. Decoration includes curly-ques, bars & dots. Lid has... |
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Small "berry" basket with wooden hail handle. Made of ash splint warp wiped red. Narrow weavers. Possibly Nipmuck made. |
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Mahican style covered storage basket in 18th century style, which may have been made as late as 1850. Rectangular base with bulging sides. Band of narrow weavers wiped with red. Rectangular lid lacks binder at edge. Splint alternately cut off and folded back. |
 | Ash Splint Covered Storage Basket with Vase of Flowers Motif
Mohegan/Nipmuck covered storage basket made of ash splint. Rectangular form with slightly bulging sides. Weft splints are slightly narrower at shoulder. Lid is original but overly large. Decoration is painted in pink (faded to beige) and dark brown. Bottom edge of basket and edge lid have wavy line...
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