Basket

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Date created: 1915-1940

Culture/People: probably Mohawk (attributed)
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) in an antique store in Kentucky 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: 26/3833
Barcode: 263833.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Ash splints, sweetgrass
Techniques: Wicker-plaited, braided
Dimensions: 7 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66d220a01-1cde-4aa2-a802-be6bf052eec1

Record ID: NMAI_279984