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BURDEN BASKET [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

burden basket: an item in the "Personal Gear" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

hotte en vannerie : objet de la classe «Articles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baskets and Basketmaking
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

Native American women used burden baskets to hang across the shoulder and leave the hands free, while having a place to keep herbs, berries, twigs for starting fires, and any other of the many things that she might pass during her daily duties, that she would find useful for her family's needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vannerie
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

C'est la tâche des femmes [...] Chacune rentre au camp, chargée d'une vaste hotte en vannerie contenant les produits de la collecte du jour et surmontée d'un impressionant fardeau de bois mort.

Spanish

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