Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Preview image of work. black ash and sweetgrass, Jar Basket 37328

2018.13.27

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Jar Basket

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Artist

Artist Unidentified (Penobscot)

Title

Jar Basket

Creation Date

n.d.

Dimensions

6 x 5 in. (15.24 x 12.7 cm)

Object Type

textile/natural fiber

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

black ash and sweetgrass

Credit Line

Anonymous Gift

Copyright

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Accession Number

2018.13.27

This Penobscot basket was created by weaving together colored strips of black ash and sweetgrass and may have held flowers with water inside. - From the exhibition Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket-Making (February 1–May 1, 2022), curated by members of the Native American Student Association—Amanda Cassano ’22, Sunshine Eaton ’22, and Shandiin Largo ’23.

Additional Media

side

overall, opposite side

opposite side