Basket

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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Previous owner
Margaret Roberts, Non-Indian, 1869-1952
Anna-May Williams (Anna May Roberts/Mrs. Fred H. Williams), Non-Indian, 1903-1995
Joanne Williams Thomas (Mrs. Alfred B. Thomas, Jr.), Non-Indian
Donor
Anna-May Williams (Anna May Roberts/Mrs. Fred H. Williams), Non-Indian, 1903-1995
Joanne Williams Thomas (Mrs. Alfred B. Thomas, Jr.), Non-Indian
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane), wood
Techniques
Plaited, twill-plaited
Dimensions
36 x 23 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
North Carolina; USA
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Miss Margaret Roberts (1869-1952, of Slatington, Pennsylvania); inherited by her niece Anna-May Roberts Williams (Mrs. Fred H. Williams, 1903-1995); donated to MAI by Mrs. Williams and her daughter Joanne Williams Thomas (Mrs. Alfred B. Thomas, Jr.) in 1970.
Catalog Number
24/4078
Barcode
244078.000
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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