Mary Merkel-Hess
Tall Grass Basket

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tall Grass Basket
Date1989
MediumPaper cord, paper, and acrylic
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 15 × 4 in. (48.3 × 38.1 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol Straus
Object number2009.1161
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Provenance[Bellas Artes Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico]; acquired by Carol Straus, 1989; given to MFAH, 2009.

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