Basket handbag/purse
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1985
name: label: Culture/People
content: Eastern Band of Cherokee
label: Artist/Maker
content: Martha Ross, Eastern Band of Cherokee
label: Previous owner
content: Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation
label: Previous owner
content: James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023
label: Donor
content: Karen Coody Cooper, Cherokee Nation
label: Donor
content: James R. Roaix (Jim Roaix), Mohawk/Abenaki (Abnaki), 1942-2023
notes: label: Collection History
content: Given to Karen Coody Cooper (Cherokee Nation, NMAI staff member) and James R. Roaix (Mohawk/Abenaki, 1942-2023), possibly by the artist, in 2004; donated to NMAI by Karen Cooper and Jim Roaix in 2004.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Eastern Band of Cherokee
label: See related items
content: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/3840
label: Barcode
content: 263840.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Basket handbag/purse
label: Media/Materials
content: White oak splint/splints, dye/dyes, wood
label: Techniques
content: Wicker-plaited, carved
label: Dimensions
content: 18 x 33 x 33 cm