Sewing basket

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Date created: 1900-1940

Culture/People: Mohawk
Previous owner: Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation; James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023
Donor: Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation; James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023

Collection History: Purchased by Karen Coody Cooper (Cherokee Nation, NMAI staff member) and James R. Roaix (Mohawk/Abenaki, 1942-2023) at an antique store at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by Karen Cooper and Jim Roaix in 2004.
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Place: Ontario, Québec, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Mohawk; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/3831
Barcode: 263831.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Sewing basket
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints, sweetgrass, cotton cloth, synthetic dye/dyes
Techniques: Wicker-plaited, dyed, braided, lined
Dimensions: 24 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws693aa7dec-4b66-40f1-9846-f7a52d527f17

Record ID: NMAI_279982