Culture/People:

Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Mrs. Butcher, Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this

Previous owner:

Mrs. Butcher, Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this

Collector:

Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this

Object Name:

Burden basket

Media/Materials:

Willow, box elder bark, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Twill-plaited

Dimensions:

122 x 165 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Mrs. Butcher (Sahnish) by Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) in 1923 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

12/3016

Barcode:

123016.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6271620d0-7049-46ba-b222-db1760d09a29

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_132487