Burden basket/Pack basket

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collected by George Heye in 1904 during a visit to Seneca reservations with his friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Place: Cattaraugus Reservation; Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA

See related items: Seneca [Cattaraugus]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1688
Barcode: 001688.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket/Pack basket
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints
Techniques: Wicker-plaited, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644f72e39-1c12-42a0-9d07-05eb665e96a7

Record ID: NMAI_1738