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front Reed Basket with cover
c. 1920
1963.09.03
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Deerfield, Massachusetts, brought with it a resurgence of basketmaking.
front Willow Basket
c. 1920
1990.607
Eastern European immigrants introduced willow basket making to Deerfield, Massachusetts, artisans.
front Cheese Basket

K.751
This wooden splint basket, with its lacy pattern, was lined with a cheesecloth, and used to drain the whey from the curds when making cheese.
front Basket
c. 1910
1996.22.01
Arts and Crafts artisans imitated Native Americans' use of sweet grass when making baskets.
front Palm Leaf Basket
1900-1916
1997.09.01
The Deerfield Basketmakers revived the palm leaf industry in the area when they used the light and delicate leaves to weave baskets.
front Raffia Basket
1900-1915
1999.09.17
The Deerfield Basketmakers used long, soft raffia grass to make their decorative baskets.
front Abenaki Knitting basket
c. 1915
1991.31
This is a covered Abenaki wood splint basket with a braided handle.
front Birch bark waste paper basket
1923
1994.17
Rural, scenic routes like the Mohawk Trail in western Massachusetts allowed Americans to combine their new-found passion for motoring with increasing interest in nature and Native culture.
front Abenaki Basket
1996
1996.06
Jeanne Brink, an Abenaki basketmaker from Vermont, made this modern wood splint basket.
front Basket with cover
1837
IR.H.106
This basket was made by Marie Saraphine (Sophie) Watso Denis-Paul, an Abenaki descendent of Eunice Williams (Kanenstenhawi).

 

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