Culture/People:

Munsee Delaware  Search this

Previous owner:

Mrs. Daniel Clark, Non-Indian  Search this

John H. Starin, Non-Indian, 1825-1909  Search this

Glen Island Museum of Natural History  Search this

Object Name:

Basket with cover

Media/Materials:

Woodsplints, wood

Techniques:

Twill-plaited

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Blauvelt; Rockland County; New York; USA

Date created:

circa 1766

Collection History:

Said to have been presented by local Native people to the grandmother of Mrs. Daniel Clark of Piermont, New York; acquired by New York congressman John H. Starin (1825-1909) at an unknown date and exhibited at his Glen Island Museum of Natural History and resort in New Rochelle, New York, before 1910; auctioned with other items from the Glen Island Museum in 1921 and purchased by MAI representatives at the auction.

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Catalog Number:

10/8669

Barcode:

108669.000

See related items:

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Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbb7cf22-5335-474f-9dcb-8cf836b791dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_117414