Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Previous owner

Rachel Reed, Eastern Band of Cherokee

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Basket sieve/sifter

Media/Materials

Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)

Techniques

Twill-plaited

Object Type

Food Gathering and Preparation

Native Term

kti tu'n

Place

Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

Collection History

Collected from Rachel Reed (Eastern Band of Cherokee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/9176

Barcode

019176.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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