Contrary Black Box in a White Basket with Three Black Stripes and Five Missing Abalone Pendants inside the Basket

Colyn Spurrell, Linda Aguilar, Contrary Black Box in a White Basket with Three Black Stripes and Five Missing Abalone Pendants inside the Basket, 1994, basket: open stitched coiled horsehair with waxed linen thread and abalone pendants box: goat rawhide, felt, waxed linen thread, glass beads, and abalone discs, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Shirley and Marshall Jacobs, 1996.52A-B
Linda Aguilar, Colyn Spurrell, Contrary Black Box in a White Basket with Three Black Stripes and Five Missing Abalone Pendants inside the Basket, 1994, basket: open stitched coiled horsehair with waxed linen thread and abalone pendants box: goat rawhide, felt, waxed linen thread, glass beads, and abalone discs, a (basket): 3 1⁄4 x 8 3⁄8 in. (8.3 x 21.4 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Shirley and Marshall Jacobs, 1996.52A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Contrary Black Box in a White Basket with Three Black Stripes and Five Missing Abalone Pendants inside the Basket
Artists
Date
1994
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
a (basket): 3 1⁄4 x 8 3⁄8 in. (8.3 x 21.4 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Shirley and Marshall Jacobs
Mediums
Mediums Description
basket: open stitched coiled horsehair with waxed linen thread and abalone pendants box: goat rawhide, felt, waxed linen thread, glass beads, and abalone discs
Classifications
Object Number
1996.52A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.52A-B

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