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Basket with Brown Lines
Kay Sekimachi (American, born in 1926)
1995
Medium/Technique
Linen; quadruple weave (continuous weft), with plaited fringe
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. (17.1 x 14 x 12.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2017.4820
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsFiber arts
This piece is by a celebrated and masterful textile maker whose work has impacted generations of artists working with thread in the United States and beyond. The artist’s technical care of their material is matched by their imaginative forms. Sekimachi’s basket recalls stacked forms and embraces the natural hue of the linen, a true testament to the wonder that threads evoke when intricately woven together.
DescriptionWoven natural linen basket, resembling stacked boxes, with long plaited fringe hanging off corners
ProvenanceJuly 18, 1995, sold by Brown Grotta Gallery, Wilton CT to Daphne Farago (b. 1924 - d. 2017), Little Compton, RI; 2017, bequest of Daphne Farago to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)