Grass

Museum number:
2-64928
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020064928
Accession number:
Acc.3594
Description:
Grass stems, a bundle twined together.
Donor:
Marian Steinbach
Collection place:
Hooper Bay, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Hooper Bay; Hooper Bay
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Maker or artist:
Clara Mattice
Collector:
Marian Steinbach
Collection date:
1980
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Context of use:
Grass stems put up for making twined fish baskets. The stems are twined together for convenience in handling while drying.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 150 centimeters
Comment:
Cost $21.00.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass, accession number 2-64928, described as Grass stems, a bundle twined together.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass, accession number 2-64928, described as Grass stems, a bundle twined together.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass, accession number 2-64928, described as Grass stems, a bundle twined together.

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