Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline

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Date created: 1923

Culture/People: Sahnish (Arikara)
Artist/Maker: Shteshta-kata (Yellow Corn/Mrs. Snow), Sahnish (Arikara), ca. 1842-1928
Previous owner: Shteshta-kata (Yellow Corn/Mrs. Snow), Sahnish (Arikara), ca. 1842-1928
Collector: Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940

Collection History: Collected from Shteshta-kata (Yellow Corn/Mrs. Snow, Sahnish, ca. 1842-1928) by Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) in 1923 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Sahnish (Arikara); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/2957
Barcode: 122957.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials: Willow, box elder bark, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6febc3361-ff7d-45a2-80a5-df43d5e0988c

Record ID: NMAI_132280