Culture/People:

probably Mohawk (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation  Search this

James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023  Search this

Donor:

Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation  Search this

James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023  Search this

Object Name:

Basket with cover

Media/Materials:

Ash splints, sweetgrass

Techniques:

Wicker-plaited, braided

Dimensions:

6.3 x 23.7 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Ontario, Québec, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

Date created:

1940-1960

Collection History:

Purchased by Karen Coody Cooper (Cherokee Nation, NMAI staff member) and James R. Roaix (Mohawk/Abenaki, 1942-2023) at an antique store at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by Karen Cooper and Jim Roaix in 2004.

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Catalog Number:

26/3819

Barcode:

263819.000

See related items:

Mohawk

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69e273927-839e-4673-8374-db98d3114463

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_279970