Culture/People

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Previous owner

Nancy Bigmeat, Eastern Band of Cherokee

Collector

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

Object Name

Rope

Media/Materials

Hickory bark

Techniques

Twisted

Object Type

Tools and Equipment (General)

Native Term

ste yu tu'n

Place

Swain County and Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

Collection History

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

Catalog Number

1/9051

Barcode

019051.000

See related items

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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