Basket

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Date created: 1973

Culture/People: Mohawk [Akwesasne]
Artist/Maker: Agnes Lazore (Ka he ro ton kwas), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1924-1995
IACB source: Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson, Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002) in 1973; 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: Cornwall Island; Akwesasne Reserve (Saint Regis Reserve); Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry United Counties; Ontario; Canada
Island Name: Cornwall Island

See related items: Mohawk [Akwesasne]; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5395
Barcode: 255395.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints
Techniques: Hexagonal-plaited, braided
Dimensions: 40.5 x 27.5 x 21 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65448d2e3-da51-47fa-8d35-4fb4f68e4a2d

Record ID: NMAI_271260