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Object Details

Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) between 1918 and 1921; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Rappahannock
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Presenter/funding source
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
White oak splint/splints
Techniques
Plaited
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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