Basket

Sifter

38069

From: United States of America | Oklahoma

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38069
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Creek | Muscogee
Provenience United States of America | Oklahoma
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cane (plant)
Technique Split | Basketry
Description

Square basket tray of split cane. Used by the Creeks in the manufacture of "softly", a kind of hominy, a standard dish of the Creek Indians.

Length 38.1 cm
Width 38.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901

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