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Mother Basket
Lissa Hunter (born in 1945)
1990
Object Place: Portland, Maine, United States
Medium/Technique
Plant fiber/grass
Dimensions
22.22 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miriam Butts, Joan B. Chapin, Patricia Heard, and Molly H. Nye
Accession Number1990.299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsBasketry
DescriptionRaffia coiled basket with hand-made paper, thread, and African beads, applied to exterior surface. Thread has been stitched into paper ground to create geometric designs, and the surface has been stained with a blending of sienna and ochre acrylic pgments.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.