Rib or Melon Baske with Double Hinged Lids
Elsie, Tonkawa / American, late 19th-early 20th century
Tonkawa
Southern Plains
Plains
about 1902
Oak wood and dye
Overall: 5 11/16 × 6 13/16 in. (14.5 × 17.3 cm)
Overall: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.9560
Geography
Place Made: Tonkawa, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Plains
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Tradition Continues: Native American Art from New England Collections, Smith College Museum of Art, Northhampton, Massachusetts, March 10-May 29, 1994.
Provenance
Elsie ["Queen of the Tribe"], Tonkawa, Oklahoma; collected by Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), Oklahoma, probably September, 1902; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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