Basket
46-6-55
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Qualla Boundary
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 46-6-55 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee | Birdtown Band |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina | Qualla Boundary |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | White Oak Splints | Pigment |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Oak splint. Purple and natural colors. Blue synthetic dye (?). Low rectangular shaped. Twill weave forming purple crosses on outside. "For winnowing cracked corn. Also used in basket game with six small wooden dice." Birdtown Band of Qualla Reserve |
| Height | 7.8 cm |
| Length | 24 cm |
| Width | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
| Other Number | 35 - Other Number |
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