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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 Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Mohawk
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
Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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

45.00687, -74.65004

Source of Information about Places

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

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