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46-6-56
From: United States of America | North Carolina
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 46-6-56 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cherokee |
Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | White Oak Splints | Pigment |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | White oak splints. Purple, a little light brown and natural colors. Twill weave. Rectangular shaped. Native dyes. "For cracked corn and for leeching hominy." |
Height | 6.8 cm |
Length | 27 cm |
Width | 25 cm |
Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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