Basket

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Culture/People: probably Cherokee (attributed); collected from the Munsee Delaware
Previous owner: Simon Hill, Munsee Delaware [Moravian Town, Ontario]
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Simon Hill (Munsee Delaware) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Ontario; Canada

See related items: Cherokee; Munsee Delaware; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7986
Barcode: 027986.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), cotton cloth
Techniques: Double-woven, twill-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c28d732-1cef-4d9c-99eb-ece0a97fa68c

Record ID: NMAI_29860