Small pointed, or elbow, basket with handle, of tan cane in a basket weave pattern with a band of darker cane around the middle and a V pattern in the center.

Elbow Basket (Taposhake Chufa)

Choctaw people, Southeastern Woodlands region, Native American

About 1920-1925

  • Titles Elbow Basket (Taposhake Chufa) (Descriptive)
  • Medium river cane and dyes
  • Dimensions 17 × 12 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (43.2 × 31.8 × 15.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by Ann Elliott, 2000.80
  • Work Type basket
  • Classification Containers
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Small pointed, or elbow, basket with handle, of tan cane in a basket weave pattern with a band of darker cane around the middle and a V pattern in the center.