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Purse Basket

Artist Lucille Lossiah (North American Indian, Eastern Band Cherokee, born 1957)
Date2020
MediumWhite oak and maple withes, walnut and bloodroot dyes
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 6 inches (31.75 × 29.85 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith
Object number2025.90.6
Signed"Indian Arts and Crafts Board" tag attached to handle
On View
Not on view
DescriptionWoven basket with two adjustable handlesProvenance

Collection of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith;

With America Meredith, Norman, Oklahoma;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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recto overall
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