Skip to main content

Link to Smithsonian homepage

Smithsonian Music

Main menu

  • Calendar
  • Listen
  • Learn
    • Ask Smithsonian
    • Collections Spotlights
    • Music Stories
  • Watch
  • Blog

Basket

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Karen Coody Cooper (Cherokee Nation, NMAI staff member) and James R. Roaix (Mohawk/Abenaki, 1942-2023) at an antique store at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by Karen Cooper and Jim Roaix in 2004.
Contact Us
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Abenaki (Abnaki) (attributed)
Previous owner
Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation
James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023
Donor
Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation
James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023
Date created
1925-1940
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Ash splints, cordage
Techniques
Wicker-plaited, twisted, dyed
Dimensions
8 x 21.5 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Link to Smithsonian homepage

  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Back to Top