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| Object Number: | 46-6-59 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Cherokee |
| Provenience: | United States of America North Carolina |
| Culture Area: | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | White Oak Splints Japanese Honeysuckle Roots |
| Technique: | Basketry |
| Height: | 4.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 9.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
Description
White oak splints and Japanese honeysuckle roots. Twined weave of roots over oak splints. Round with slightly smaller base. Natural and dyed pink and blue. Analine dyes. "Shows a new technique introduced among the Eastern Cherokee about 1915. The use of runners for basketry shows no greater antiquity among these Cherokee, but is traditional among the Oklahoma Cherokee (use of Buckthorn roots for basketry)."
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