Culture/People:

Mohawk [Akwesasne]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Jake Arquette (Zock Arquette), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1905-1980  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB agent:

Nancy Engle, Non-Indian  Search this

IACB source:

Jake Arquette (Zock Arquette), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1905-1980  Search this

Object Name:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Black ash/brown ash splints

Techniques:

Wicker-plaited, wrapped

Dimensions:

32.2 x 19.7 x 33.2 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Akwesasne Reservation (Saint Regis Reservation); Franklin County, Saint Lawrence County; New York; USA

Date created:

1969

Collection History:

Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artist on behalf of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/6044

Barcode:

256044.000

See related items:

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Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6957b9e5a-098b-41d6-965e-236e49966d1e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_271916