Single walled plaited sifter tray with double rim / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Cherokee sifter basket. Hard wood rim for the support wrapped in river cane. Part of a food processing basket set. The openings at the bottom are wider.

Tags: single walled, double rim, river cane
People: Cherokee
Places: possibly Oklahoma or North Carolina
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

You may be interested in...

Oval plain plaited buckbrush basket with natural dye

Ella Mae Blackbear

Buckbrush Cherokee basket

Ella Mae Blackbear

Carved wooden bow

Yellow Wolf

Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Single walled plaited sifter tray with double rim

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee (artist and user)

Date:

19th century

Place:

Oklahoma

Materials/Techniques:

rivercane, walnut

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Containers and Vessels

Object Type:

Basket

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest D. Bright

Accession No:

71.518

Previous Number(s):

TL1973; 7127.518; 40812

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 4in. (10.2cm)
Length: 9 1/2in. (24.1cm)
Width: 9 1/2in. (24.1cm)
Max. Diam.: 9 1/2in. (24.1cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Single walled plaited sifter tray with double rim. 71.518. 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/71518 (10/11/2019).

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Gilcrease Museum

The World’s Largest Collection of Art and Artifacts of the American West