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Porcupine basket

JoAnne Russo (American, born in 1956)
1999
Object Place: Saxtons River, Vermont, United States

Medium/Technique Black ash, pine needles, porcupine quills, Createx fiber reactive dye
Dimensions Overall (with lid): 25.4 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm (10 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line American Decorative Arts Curator's Fund
Accession Number1999.19
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsBasketry

DescriptionLarge round vessel narrow at base, expands toward center, and narrows at rim. Main form and lid woven from natural black ash in graduated pattern and decorated with twisted black ash strips which are dyed black and form triangular points. Removable lid with porcupine quills. Signed on base: JoAnne Russo /1-12-99/ #762
InscriptionsSigned on base: JoAnne Russo/1-12-99/#762
ProvenancePurchased from the artist as Director's Choice 1998 by Malcolm Rogers at the annual crafts exhibition, Crafts at the Castle, December 2, 1998
CopyrightReproduced with permission.