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Amphora

Ceramic amphora.

Ring base: hollow, high foot - flat at top with short stem; ovid body contracting to narrow neck; vertical strap handles attached at neck and rising to rim, then down to shoulder; the decoration is done in the red-figure…

Tags: 3rd Century BCE, Black, Ceramics, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Europe, Food, Greece, Hair, Imagery, Jewelry, Orange, People

Anchor

Part of Stock of Anchor of U. S. Congress Frigate, rectangular piece of wood consisting of many holes. Burnt by CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack, and persistently mid-identified by that name or as "Merrimac") off Newport News 3-8-1862. Wood was…

Tags: 19th Century, Civil War, Distribution and Transportation, History, Water, Wood

Basket

Basket with lid. Manufactured by coiling technique using raffia threads.

The elements are a stiff core of one or more fibers and a softer strip for sewing. The spiral course of the foundation is conspicuous, but the core itself is entirely hidden…

Tags: Africa, Basketry, Black, Brown, Containers, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Distribution and Transportation, Ethnology, Fiber, Gray, Yellow

Basket

Basket with pointed lid, black design on outside of basket.

Tags: Africa, Basketry, Black, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Ethnology, Fiber

Basket

Small twined basket with two handles. Smoke discoloration, tears, misshapen. Glassell collection. Inherited by family.

Tags: Basketry, Brown, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Fiber, North America, United States

Basket

Small woven basket with a flat handle.

Tags: 21st Century, Arkansas, Art, Basketry, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Fayetteville, History, Household, North America, Oak, Plants, Tools and Equipment, United States, Washington County

Basket, Apple

Woven, split oak basket, square base, round rim, single carrying handle at top. Base 2/2 twill weave, sides 1/1 plain weave. Rim finished with horizontal splint reinforcements held in place by overcast splint stitching. Handle notched at ends to…

Tags: 20th Century, Agriculture, Arkansas, Art, Basketry, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Food, History, North America, Oak, Plants, Springdale, Tools and Equipment, United States, Washington County

Basket, Bassinet

Woven, split oak basket, oval, with strap handles at each end. Base 2/2 twill weave, sides 1/1 plain weave. Rim finished with horizontal splints held in place with overcast splint stitching. Handles notched to accommodate lashings; small,…

Tags: 20th Century, Arkansas, Art, Basketry, Children, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Furnishings, History, Household, North America, Oak, Plants, Sleep, Springdale, Tools and Equipment, United States, Washington County

Basket, Bread

Woven, split oak bread basket; square. Base 2/2 twill weave, sides 1/1 plain weave. Rim finished with horizontal splint reinforcements held in place by overcast splint stitching.

Tags: 20th Century, Arkansas, Art, Basketry, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Food, History, Household, North America, Oak, Plants, Springdale, Tools and Equipment, United States, Washington County

Basket, Bushel

Woven, split oak basket, circular base and rim, carrying handle at top. Base center - convex at top, concave underneath - formed by crossed warp splints. Outer base and sides 1/1 plain weave. Rim finished with hoizontal splint reinforcements held…

Tags: 20th Century, Agriculture, Arkansas, Art, Basketry, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Food, History, North America, Oak, Plants, Springdale, Tools and Equipment, United States, Washington County

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Amphora

Anchor

Basket

Basket

Basket

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Basket, Apple

Basket, Bassinet

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Cabinet