Basket

Museum number:

2-6502

Permalink:

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Alternate number:

x-2695 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.167

Object count:

1

Description:

Basket, twined of grass, openwork bottom, green grass used in pattern of parallel lines on sides, vertical sides sloping to circular mouth. Made with green and natural straw colored grass.

Donor:

Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections

Collection place:

Alaska

Verbatim coll. place:

Alaska

Culture or time period:

Alaskan Eskimo

Collector:

unknown

Collection date:

1898

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving

Function:

1.5 Household

Accession date:

1904

Context of use:

To contain household articles or clothing.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

diameter 10 centimeters and height 8 centimeters

Comment:

Remarks: cf. Nelson Pl. LXXIV and pp. 202-5.

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