Sweetgrass flat, 1995
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
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Lawrence "Billy" Shay (1912-2000) made this sweetgrass "flat" basket. The sweetgrass was braided before the basket could be woven.
Other Information
- Title: Sweetgrass flat, 1995
- Creator: Shay, Lawrence
- Creation Date: 1995
- Subject Date: 1995
- State: ME
- Media: Ash splints
- Local Code: HM 5642
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/
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Basketwork
Basket making
Indian baskets
Indian art--North America
Indians of North America--Maine
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