Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Description
Gauges are used to divide ash into uniform strips for standards and weavers.
Basketmakers used thicker ash for standards (vertical splints) and thinner material for weavers (horizontal splints)
About This Item
- Title: Basket splint gauge, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: HM 2539
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Maine--Implements
- Implements, utensils, etc.
- Tools
- Indian art--North America
- Native American arts
- Basket making--Equipiment and supplies
- Sweetgrass baskets
- Gages
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For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
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