Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Mashpee Wampanoag
Artist/Maker: Eben Queppish (Mushquipetohkos/Eben Quippish), Mashpee Wampanoag, 1859-1933
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1907.
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Place: Cape Cod; Barnstable County; Massachusetts; USA

See related items: Mashpee Wampanoag; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/2906
Barcode: 012906.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials: Woodsplints, wood
Techniques: Wicker-plaited, braided
Dimensions: 27.2 x 31.5 x 33 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws659c48948-be3c-46ce-b4eb-aa40bea3194e

Record ID: NMAI_13701