Basket sieve/sifter

Date created
1964
Culture/People
Seminole
Artist/Maker
Ruby Cypress, Seminole, 1887-1974
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Seminole Arts and Crafts Center
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Seminole Arts and Crafts Center (Hollywood, Florida) in 1965; 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
Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA
See related items
Seminole
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1798
Barcode
261798.000
Object Type
Food Gathering and Preparation
Object Name
Basket sieve/sifter
Media/Materials
Palmetto fiber
Techniques
Wicker-plaited
Dimensions
23.2 x 22.3 x 6.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60f194a74-386b-4781-97bf-dab831beecc8
Record ID
NMAI_277905