Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Vegetable basket
before 1863
United States, North and Central America
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Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A vegetable basket identified as made by an enslaved person in the Southern United States. The flat, round basket is made of reeds and hickory withe woven together. One side of the basket is flattened.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2017.108.18.3
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