Basket cover

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Date created: 1890-1930

Culture/People: possibly Mohawk (attributed)
Collector: Red Thunder Cloud (Carlos Ashibie Hawk Westez/Cromwell West), Non-Indian, 1919-1996

Collection History: Collected in 1942 by Red Thunder Cloud (Carlos Ashibie Hawk Westez/Cromwell West, 1919-1996) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: East Hampton; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

See related items: Mohawk; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/5278
Barcode: 205278.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket cover
Media/Materials: Sweetgrass
Techniques: Wicker-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2c3256c-f31f-445e-a71d-b29d3e7f40a6

Record ID: NMAI_219197