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Tobacco basket (Image withheld)

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by George Heye in 1904 during a visit to Seneca reservations with his friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Artist/Maker
Nancy Cornplanter (Mrs. Edward Cornplanter), Seneca [Cattaraugus], ca. 1864-ca. 1919
Previous owner
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Date created
1904
Object Name
Tobacco basket (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Cornhusk
Techniques
Twined
Dimensions
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
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