Cooking pot

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Basket strainer; Cooking pot; Dough bowl

Date created: 1880-1900

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Collector: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Collection History: Collected in 1941 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain 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: 20/4387
Barcode: 204387.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Cooking pot
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624f155a2-7458-409f-aae4-f0741a498e1c

Record ID: NMAI_218373