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Basket creel

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Nanticoke

    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), probably in 1911 or 1912; purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1912.

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    Catalog Number

    3/2476

    Barcode

    032476.000

    Object Type

    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Object Name

    Basket creel

    Media/Materials

    Woodsplints, wood

    Techniques

    Wicker-plaited, plaited

    Dimensions

    47.6 x 46.1 x 31.1 cm

    Place

    North shore of Indian River Inlet; Indian River Inlet; Indian River Hundred; Sussex County; Delaware; USA

    See related items

    Nanticoke
    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d4eaf4e3-f646-4666-b6c3-3646d396b903

    Record ID

    NMAI_34538

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