Basket
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Object
- Description
- A black ash splint woven basket, likely from Alderville First Nation or Mohawks of Quinte Bay, Tyendinaga, which was used for harvesting apples in Colborne. The basketweaver used wide and narrow splints to create a sturdy basket which was capable of holding a heavy load of apples. A leather strap, possibly once a part of a bridle, and a hook was attached around the handle for suspension while harvesting. The hook was made in the Wallace Rueben Scott's foundry.
- Notes
- The basket is in a private collection.
See the publication - How Firm a Foundation: A History of the Township of Cramahe and the Village of Colborne in Cramahe's Digital Archives (3bk), pp.148-149 for a reference to the family and Chapter 15 for a history of the apple industry in Cramahe. - Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 46ar
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.00012 Longitude: -77.8828
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Copyright Holder
- Copyright, public domain: Cramahe Township Public Library owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image.
- Contact
- Cramahe Township Public LibraryEmail:cramlib@cramahetownship.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:6 King Street West
PO Box 190
Colborne, ON K0K 1S0
