Basket

Museum number:
2-4546
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004546
Alternate number:
x-692 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
North American Arctic
Verbatim coll. place:
; North America
Culture or time period:
Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
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:
1904
Context of use:
Child's toy.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 2-4546, described as Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 2-4546, described as Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-4546, described as Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-4546, described as Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-4546, described as Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-4546, described as Small, shallow. Made of grass, coiled.

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