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Object Number
03-32-10/62621
Display Title
Sifting basket, ve-gai-tow-akta
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ve-gai-tow-akta
Object Description
Sifting basket, ve-gai-tow-akta. For sifting hominy, sometimes used to sift ashes for lye. To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York.
Inventory Description
Basket, open weave, squared base, slightly flaring sides
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
/
Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms
Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials
Bark?, Reed?
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 33.5 x 33.2 cm (4 1/4 x 13 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62621
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1903)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(01/01/1903)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62630 | Sifting basket |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62623 | Hulling basket, ye-gai-do-ai-daqua |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 2001.29.26885 | Tsekue sifting roasted tsama melon seeds from ashes, !Gai sitting beside her (print is a cropped image) |
/Gau /U Pan
| ||
| 2001.29.20354 | Tsekue sifting roasted tsama melon seeds from ashes, !Gai sitting beside her |
/Gau /U Pan
| ||
| 03-32-10/62622.2 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.1 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628.1 | Pestle, wooden |
Pestle
|
Erie County
| |
|
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618.2 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Corn
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618.1 | Ear of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
|