Burden basket/Pack basket

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Date created: 1978

Culture/People: Mohawk [Akwesasne]
Artist/Maker: Jake Arquette (Zock Arquette), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1905-1980
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1979; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Akwesasne Reservation (Saint Regis Reservation); Franklin County, Saint Lawrence County; New York; USA

See related items: Mohawk [Akwesasne]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5376
Barcode: 255376.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket/Pack basket
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints, wood, fabric webbing, metal buckle, metal rivets
Techniques: Wicker-plaited, carved, riveted
Dimensions: 27 x 40 x 51.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6710f6ee7-b733-4032-a20a-cd07aa082d0b

Record ID: NMAI_271241