Basket

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Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Presenter/funding source: Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1922 using funds donated by Reverend William R. Blackie (1870-1946, an amateur archaeologist and long-time associate of MAI).
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Place: North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/5545
Barcode: 135545.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), wood
Techniques: Plaited, wicker-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws626b35b8d-86e3-40de-bfbf-6e042fd0c915

Record ID: NMAI_145850