Basket with Stairstep Motif
Basket with Stairstep Motif
Dateabout 1915
DimensionsOverall: (H x Diam) 4 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (11.4 × 15.9 cm)
MediumWillow, redbud, bracken fern root
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number
2025.66
Not on View
DescriptionA small tightly woven basket in olla form. Darker fibers are woven in to
create the intricate geometric motifs of stair steps, squares, and triangles
about 1880
about 1890
late 19th century
early 20th century
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