Miniature basket

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Date created: 1986

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Elsie Watty, Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary], b. 1935
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual (Qualla Arts & Crafts Cooperative/Qualla Arts & Crafts Coop/Qualla Crafts), 1946-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Cherokee, North Carolina) in 1986; 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: North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8385
Barcode: 258385.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Miniature basket
Media/Materials: White oak splint/splints, vegetal dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, wicker-plaited, fancy plaited weave
Dimensions: 12 x 6.4 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws635d92026-7e26-48bf-868e-5318ca7e46e3

Record ID: NMAI_274325