Burden basket

Culture/People
Alibamu
Previous owner
Sissy Alexander, Alibamu
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collection History
Collected from Sissy Alexander (Alibamu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place
Texas; USA
See related items
Alibamu
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/6765
Barcode
026765.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Native Term
ko bi' ta
Object Name
Burden basket
Media/Materials
Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques
Twill-plaited, wicker-plaited
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws631facb58-a00a-4f1c-8c47-688533c71fd2
Record ID
NMAI_28535