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46-6-56

From: United States of America | North Carolina

Curatorial Section: American

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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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