Basket

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Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner: (unknown first name) McCoy, Non-Indian
MAI agent: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected circa 1880; formerly in the "McCoy collection"; purchased from an unknown source in 1964 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: Qualla, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/4884
Barcode: 234884.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63090ee13-ac51-4c6e-bf62-5ad6c036b6e5

Record ID: NMAI_250206