Burden strap/tumpline

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Seneca [Tonawanda]
Collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collected by George Heye in 1904 during a visit to Seneca reservations with his friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Place: Tonawanda Reservation; Niagara County, Erie County, Genesee County; New York; USA

See related items: Seneca [Tonawanda]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1701
Barcode: 001701.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials: Elm bark
Techniques: Fingerwoven
Dimensions: 240 x 4 x 0.50 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64f664a6a-3b75-468e-ac62-df8dc18817a6

Record ID: NMAI_1751