Gathering of Nations
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Object Label
This coiled basket is anything but traditionally executed. It was created especially for the Museum by the artist. Around the exterior it depicts eleven different women, each wearing the traditional dress of her tribe or nation. Each woman holds a three-dimensional basket woven in the style of her people and, facing outward, presents it to the world. The circle of women is repeated on the interior, where they compose a community of basket makers and present their baskets to each other.
Caption
Carol Emarthle-Douglas Northern Arapaho–Seminole, born 1959. Gathering of Nations, 2010. Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew, 7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 2011.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.5_view1_PS9.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Gathering of Nations
Date
2010
Geography
Place made: Bothell, Washington, United States
Medium
Waxed linen thread, single-rod hemp core, red and yellow cedar, reed, raffia, sweetgrass, pine needles, silk thread, cherry bark, artificial sinew
Classification
Dimensions
7 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
2011.5
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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