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BASKET

Geography Prince Edward Island
DimensionsBasket: 8.9 x 14 cm Lid: 2.5 x 15.2 cm
Object numberHF.09.15.1 A-B
DescriptionWicker basket lid. Wicker is tightly woven along sides. Bottom rim has pattern of one red panel, two vertical lines of wicker followed by green panel all along the trim. Centre of top of basket has thicker wicker than sides. It is placed inside of circle with same pattern as rim. There's a black diamond shape inside circle that has a black design. Design is hard to determine because there is a sticker over part of it. In between circle and sides the wicker pattern is more loose. There's gold paper beneath the wicker. The wicker closest to the circle is painted green and the wicker closest to the sides is painted red. Inside the top, the wicker is woven into braids.
The base of wicker basket is woven tightly, the strands of wicker are quite thin. One inch from top is border, pattern goes painted red panel, two vertical lines of wicker, painted green panel. One green panel is missing some paint, one red panel has wicker wrapped around it and missing some paint. An other red and green panel side by side has tape over it. The bottom of the basket has a rim that is painted red panel, two vertical wicker pieces, red panel. Four of these panels are missing some paint. Inside basket, wicker is woven into braids. The bottom has braids going one way and the sides, which were placed over the bottom, are going sideways.

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