Baskets like this splint basket used in preparing corn for food, must have been very common in Iroquois households. 

1. This artifact does not have a date but was used during the colonial times.
2. This artifact was found on the New York State Museum website:  http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/slidetwob.html.
3.  Ash splint hulling basket
4. The basked was used by the Seneca Iroquois in preparing the corn for food.
5. This artifact dates back to over 400 years ago
6. The Seneca Iroquois tribe. 
7. It helps to show what materials or tools the Iroquois used to prepare their food.