Basket
"Arna Eechee" possibly Ellen Arneach, Cherokee / American
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Cherokee
Southeast
mid-19th century
River cane, possibly hickory bark, dye with wood handle
Overall: 10 3/4 × 7 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (27.3 × 19.9 × 32.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Emily W. and George H. Browne
42.12.8318
Geography
Place Made: Dillsborough, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southeast
Not on view
Provenance
"Arna Eechee" possibly Ellen Arneach; Mr. Maney (Manly), Dillsborough, North Carolina (dealer); sold to George H. Browne (1857-1931) and Emily Robbins Webster Browne (1861-1942), Cambridge, Massachusetts; given (by Miss Ellen A. Webster, Mrs. Browne's sister) to present collection, 1942.
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