Storage basket

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

Collection History: Collected from Bettie Chiltoskey (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; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9199
Barcode: 019199.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Indigenous Term: ta lu tsa on a we tu'n

Object Name: Storage basket
Media/Materials: Woodsplints, wood
Techniques: Plaited, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws693cd9f47-b5b8-4d4e-a3ff-d9ffe2df3dd4

Record ID: NMAI_20179