Culture/People:

Mohawk [Akwesasne]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Eva Point, Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1911-1992  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:

Madeline David (Kenkiohkoktha/Mrs. Ross David), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1932-2009  Search this

Object Name:

Strawberry basket

Media/Materials:

Black ash/brown ash splints, sweetgrass, synthetic dye/dyes

Techniques:

Wicker-plaited, dyed, fancy plaited weave

Dimensions:

10.3 x 14.8 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Rooseveltown; Saint Lawrence County; New York; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1969

Collection History:

Purchased by Nancy Engle (Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York) from the artist's daughter, Madeline David (Mohawk, 1932-2009) 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:

26/1941

Barcode:

261941.000

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Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6790a86b9-2399-4760-9193-0003108c426e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278048