Basket

Museum number:
2-48508
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
142 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4296
Description:
Oval with flat base and stiff handle. Black and orange checkerboard design on natural ground. Materials: willow warp, raffia weft, coiled.
Donor:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
January 4, 1988
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 12 centimeters and length 17.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 2-48508, described as Oval with flat base and stiff handle. Black and orange checkerboard design on natural ground. Materials: willow warp, raffia weft, coiled.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 2-48508, described as Oval with flat base and stiff handle. Black and orange checkerboard design on natural ground. Materials: willow warp, raffia weft, coiled.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-48508, described as Oval with flat base and stiff handle. Black and orange checkerboard design on natural ground. Materials: willow warp, raffia weft, coiled.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-48508, described as Oval with flat base and stiff handle. Black and orange checkerboard design on natural ground. Materials: willow warp, raffia weft, coiled.

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