Creation Date

1931 – 1934

Description

"This large basket is 23 inches tall and 21 inches at the base. The Choctaw Indians who made this basket for storing food wove it of split cane with a diamond design in purple, red and blue. There are two handles for lifting the basket and a hinged cover, with the hinges woven right into the basket itself. In the Choctaw country where this was used, it held peanuts, corn and grains. I have seen as many as six of these baskets in one home. all with food in them. This basket came from the Conehatta and I got it on March 15, 1934."