Curly Fancy Basket
Caron Shay, American / Penobscot, born 1944, Penobscot, Wabanaki, Maine, Northeast Woodlands, Woodlands
2008
Brown ash and sweetgrass; Curly weave; ribbon top
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (13.3 x 15.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Alvin and Mary Bert Gutman '40 Acquisition Fund
2008.49
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
21st century
Object Name
Basket
Classification
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Inscription
Signed and dated, inside lid, along side, in black ink: Caron Shay '08
Exhibition History
Spirit of the Basket Tree, Wabanaki Ash Splint Baskets from Maine, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 20, 2008-June 28, 2009.
Publication History
Jennifer Sapiel Neptune, Spirit of the Basket Tree, Wabanaki Ash Splint Baskets from Maine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2008, ill. p. 20.
Provenance
The artist, Maine; sold to present collection, 2008.
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