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cylindrical basket with conical lid, made of tan and dark brown fibers; coils of grasses bound with palm leaf or palm stem strips
Lidded basket
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Lidded basket

Artist Mary Jane Manigualt (American, 1913 - 2010)
Date1971
Place of originCharleston, South Carolina, United States
MediumSweetgrass, palmetto, bulrush
Dimensions6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (16.5 x 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsBasketry
Credit LineGift of Robin and Donna Poynor in honor of A.E. and Marie Hardymon
Object number2015.36.1
Collections
Visual Descriptioncylindrical basket with conical lid, made of tan and dark brown fibers; coils of grasses bound with palm leaf or palm stem strips
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Lid for basket
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