Sewing Basket and Lid
Marion Obomsawin, Abenaki / American, 1885 - 1980
Abenaki
Wabanaki
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
Dr. Gordon M. Day
about 1933
Wood splints, sweetgrass, and green dye
Overall: 2 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (6 × 22 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William Wicker
162.50.14823
Geography
Place Made: St. Francis Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, Charlotte, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Course History
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020
Provenance
Marion Obomsawin (1885-1980), Thompson's Point, Vermont; sold to Mrs. William Wicker, Charlotte, Vermont, about 1933; given to present collection, 1962.
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