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Object Number
03-32-10/62630
Display Title
Sifting basket
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nyu-nyustos-ah
Object Description
Fine sifting basket, nyu-nyu skos-ah. For sifting meal for corn bread. To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York. Paired and tied at top. Wood rim. Overlaid by wood with wood spl. M. Raymond Harrington in "The Preparation of Corn among the Seneca Indians": "Nyu nyustos ah" (Accession 04-23. M Raymond Harrington Papers (New York), Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Archives).
Inventory Description
Basket, woven fiber, square base, round body, open weave
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
/
Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms
Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
HT. 8.5 cm., diameter 32 cm.
Quantity
1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62622.1 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.2 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62626 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62627 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628.1 | Pestle, wooden |
Pestle
|
Erie County
| |
|
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62631 | Elm bark tray, ga-onh-wa |
Bowl
Raw Material |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62619 | Purple beans, ha-yuk |
Raw Material
Floral |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62620 | Spotted beans, utguwa sagaoh |
Floral
Raw Material |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62623 | Hulling basket, ye-gai-do-ai-daqua |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
|