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46-6-48

From: United States of America | North Carolina

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 46-6-48
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cherokee
Provenience United States of America | North Carolina
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Creator Mrs. Youngbird
Date Made circa 1936
Section American
Materials Cane (plant) | Pigment
Description

Split cane, single weave. Two shades of brown and natural. Native dyes. Decorative band in two shades of brown and natural. Used for cracked corn. Made about 1936 by Mrs. Youngbird. Obtained 1943.
Height 10.5 cm
Length 36 cm
Width 34 cm
Credit Line Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946

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