Culture/People:

possibly Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Possible excavator:

Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this

Previous owner:

Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this

Seller:

Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this

Object Name:

Basket part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Vegetal Fiber

Techniques:

Twill-plaited

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Salts Cave; Hart County; Kentucky; USA

Date created:

1000–200 BC (Early Woodland period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly excavated by Colonel Bennett H. Young (1843-1919, Confederate cavalry officer, amateur archaeologist, and author of works on Kentucky archaeology); purchased by George Heye from Colonel Young in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

5/2240

Barcode:

052240.000

See related items:

Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws624ad3def-9b39-4ad1-9c0b-e00a56e4ee0c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_56441