Lidded Carrying Basket

Rose Cree, Lidded Carrying Basket, 1992, ash, willow, and leather, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.13A-B
Rose Cree, Lidded Carrying Basket, 1992, ash, willow, and leather, 15 1⁄8 x 16 x 13 in. (38.3 x 40.7 x 33.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.13A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Lidded Carrying Basket
Artist
Assistant
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1⁄8 x 16 x 13 in. (38.3 x 40.7 x 33.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole
Mediums
Mediums Description
ash, willow, and leather
Classifications
Object Number
2011.47.13A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2011.47.13A-B

Works by this artist (3 items)

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Cubist
Artist
Date2014
brass, Nevamar laminate, rock, and silver plating
Not on view
Garry Knox Bennett, Boston Kneehole, 1989, Honduras rosewood, maple, aluminum, brick, Fountainhead, Colorcore, antiqued bronze, and watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1990.104, © 1989, Gary Knox Bennett
Boston Kneehole
Artist
Date1989
Honduras rosewood, maple, aluminum, brick, Fountainhead, Colorcore, antiqued bronze, and watercolor
Not on view
Garry Knox Bennett, Bench, 1979, Douglas fir, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.2A-E, © 1981, Garry K. Bennett
Bench
Artist
Date1979
Douglas fir
Not on view

Related Books

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A Measure of the Earth
A Measure of the Earth provides an window into the traditional basketry revival of the past fifty years. Nicholas Bell’s essay details the longstanding use of traditional fibers, such as black ash, white oak, willow, and sweetgrass and the perseverance of a select few to harvest these elements—the land itself—for the enrichment of daily life. Drawing on conversations with basketmakers from across the country and reproducing many of their documentary photographs, Bell offers an intimate glimpse of their lifeways, motivations, and hopes. Lavish illustrations of every basket in the exhibition convey the humble, tactile beauty of these functional vessels.

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Points of Reference: Atlas, Webster & Roget
Artist
Date1995
painted Baltic birch plywood and various hardwoods with glass and gold leaf
Not on view