Basket
Armadillo baskets became popular after the 1902 New York World's Fair, where they were first exhibited by Charles Apelt, owner of the Apelt Armadillo Company (and Farm) in Texas. These items were marketed as curios around the world. This example came to RAMM from Argentina in 1919.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 7/1919
- Collection Class
- Containers
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- armadillo
- Common Name
- basket
- Simple Name
- basket
- Period Classification
- Modern (1900-)
- Production Country
- Argentina
- Production Year High
- 1919
