Basket

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Date created: 1900-1920

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: attributed to Nancy Bradley (Nancy George Bradley), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1881-1963 and Henry Bradley, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1883-1965
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950; Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner: James Economos, Non-Indian, 1938-2019

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably before 1930; acquired by art dealer James Economos (1938-2019) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by James Economos in 1972.
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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: 24/6886
Barcode: 246886.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), dye/dyes
Techniques: Plaited, twill-plaited, wicker-plaited
Dimensions: 50.5 x 50 x 57.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws641d3b04b-8e09-45da-aed6-b99593438b43

Record ID: NMAI_262596