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Honeysuckle container basket woven around oak splint warps with a bundled honeysuckle rim / Unknown

Essay/Description

Honeysuckle container basket woven around oak splint warps with a bundled honeysuckle rim wrapped in a river cane splint.

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: honeysuckle container basket, oak splints, bundled honeysuckle
People: North Carolina Cherokee
Places: North Carolina
Purpose: possibly domestic use or commercial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Honeysuckle container basket woven around oak splint warps with a bundled honeysuckle rim
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee, Eastern
Date: 
early 20th century
Place: 
North Carolina
Materials/Techniques: 
honeysuckle, oak, rivercane
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
71.515
Previous Number(s): 
7126.515; 11776
Department: 
Not On View

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