Culture/People:

Mohawk [Akwesasne]  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:

Lazore's Basket Shop  Search this

Object Name:

Knitting basket

Media/Materials:

Black ash/brown ash splints, seagrass cord ("hong kong cord"), sweetgrass, synthetic dye/dyes

Techniques:

Wicker-plaited, dyed

Dimensions:

20 x 16.5 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

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

Date created:

1969

Collection History:

Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from Lazore's Basket Shop (Hogansburg, New York) 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:

25/6053

Barcode:

256053.000

See related items:

Mohawk [Akwesasne]

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b1c8d28e-cb53-44e8-ad6c-6d3c392bb785

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_271925