Basket with cover

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Date created: circa 1850

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

Collection History: Collected from Nancy Goingsnake (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: 1/9150
Barcode: 019150.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: ti ye ga L i'n

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), vegetal dye/dyes, cotton cloth
Techniques: Twill-plaited, double-woven, dyed, tied
Dimensions: 22 x 8.25 x 10.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a136e2bf-f391-4629-b955-3528f9183448

Record ID: NMAI_20118