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Introduction

Basket made of dyed and natural black ash splints, sweetgrass. Contains braided sweetgrass as weft, and a small attached handle. Collected by Harald Seyrl.

Name of Maker(s): Anonymous Mohawk artist
Nation of Origin

Item is from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne.

 

Place of Origin: Akwesasne
Materials

Dyed and natural black ash splints, sweetgrass.

Techniques or Format

Woven. Braided sweetgrass used as weft, ash splint as warp; with red-dyed narrow splints in between; small handle attached to the top.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 7.5 cm
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 159943
Previous Collectors: Harald Seyrl
GKS Reference Number: 59080
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Mohawk artist, basket. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 159943. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59080.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in January 2022 by GRASAC RA Amelia Healey.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Created using a spreadsheet with information made by Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake).

Approximate Place of Origin
Source of Information about Places

Akwesasne is located in Ontario, New York, and Quebec, sitting along the St. Lawrence River.

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