Raffia and Other Baskets

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This photograph was reproduced in Mary Emily Curtis’s “The Crafts of Deerfield” in New Idea Woman’s Magazine in about 1906. The article notes that mothers and daughters are “taking up again the handiwork of their colonial ancestors, following closely the spirit, methods and beautiful craftsmanship of the days before the war.” The Pocumtuck Basketmakers likely made these baskets in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

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Item typeCrafts, Decorative Art
Basketry
PhotographerAllen, Frances and Mary
Datecirca 1906
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicColonial Revival, Arts and Crafts Movement
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPlant Product
Process/FormatWoven
Catalog #1996.14.1697
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Allen, Frances and Mary, photographer. Raffia and Other Baskets. Photograph. ca. 1906. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-14-1697/. Accessed on December 7, 2024.

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