Lillian Elliott
Black Basket

Black Basket
ArtistAmerican, 1930–1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black Basket
Date1990
MediumFiber
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (31.8 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol Straus
Object number2009.1170
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThe Artist; [Miller/Brown Gallery, San Francisco, June 7, 1986]; Carol Straus, Houston; given to MFAH, 2009.

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