Basket

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner: Sally Will, Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Sally Will (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9143
Barcode: 019143.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: e gwa ta lu tsa

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, plaited, twill-plaited
Dimensions: 59.00 x 49.20 x 23.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62e4e1cbb-8154-48c8-bbca-90a28441223f

Record ID: NMAI_20111