Title
Panbone work basket
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone, wood, metal, whale ivory, string
Dimensions2 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (7.3 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.449
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionOpen work sewing or yarn basket constructed of pierced-work sides of whale skeletal bone, carved with geometric patterns; solid wood base, surface overlaid with different woods (seven triangles, a seven-pointed star), ebony (seven triangles), and a whale ivory septagon. Side panels are held by the overlay in a recess of the base, and fastened with string and whale skeletal bone posts.ProvenanceWilliam, Kranzler, New Bedford 11/17/1956 Kendall Whaling Museum; NBWMOn View
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