Burden basket

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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; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/4643
Barcode: 204643.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket
Media/Materials: Woodsplints, wood
Techniques: Plaited, wicker-plaited
Dimensions: 55 x 58 x 29 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6826bb22f-4dc6-4886-a425-92036a745b2b

Record ID: NMAI_218659