Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline

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Date created: 1880-1900

Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Possible owner: Ida Casey Dyer (Mrs. Daniel Burns Dyer), Non-Indian, 1864-1921
Possible seller: Ida Casey Dyer (Mrs. Daniel Burns Dyer), Non-Indian, 1864-1921
Previous owner: Washington University
Seller: Washington University

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ida Casey Dyer (Mrs. Daniel Burns Dyer, 1864-1921), whose Indian art collection was purchased by the St. Louis Museum (associated with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri) from Ida Dyer after 1905; purchased by MAI from Washington University in 1960.
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Place: Mississippi; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1156
Barcode: 231156.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), hide, dye/dyes
Techniques: Twill-plaited, plaited, dyed
Dimensions: 76 x 58 x 63 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fba25c98-643e-4a40-bf5d-9c028f9e357b

Record ID: NMAI_246317