Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by Orpha Redeye (Allegany Seneca, 1857-1932); inherited by her son Chief Sherman Redeye (Allegany Seneca, 1894-1954); collected from him in 1933 by anthropologist William N. Fenton (1908-2005); purchased by MAI from William N. Fenton in 1940.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Seneca [Allegany]
- Previous owner
- Orpha Redeye (Orphie Red Eye), Seneca [Allegany], 1857-1932
- Chief Sherman Redeye (Sherman James Red Eye), Seneca [Allegany], 1894-1954
- Collector
- Dr. William N. Fenton (Willian Nelson Fenton), Non-Indian, 1908-2005
- Seller
- Dr. William N. Fenton (Willian Nelson Fenton), Non-Indian, 1908-2005
- Object Name
- Basket strainer
- Media/Materials
- Woodsplints, wood
- Techniques
- Wicker-plaited
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
