Sweet 16
Shield 'Kanieson' Ransom, Mohawk / American, born 1954
Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
2015
Black ash, sweetgrass, commerical dye
Overall: 4 1/2 × 6 13/16 in. (11.4 × 17.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert Wilkes, in honor of Sheila Kanieson Ransom
2016.9
Geography
Place Made: St. Regis Mohawk Reservation (Akwesasne), United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Course History
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2021
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2021
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2021
Provenance
The artist; Robert Wilkes, Brackney, Pennsylvania, 2015; given to present collection, 2016.
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