Basket and lid

Museum number:
2-72101a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4743
Description:
Inuit Basket (a) and Lid (b), used for storage. Made from tundra reeds and grasses and seal guts for decoration. Small squares of red and purple dot exterior of basket. Lid fits snugly into basket.
Donor:
Robert E. Shore
Collection place:
Bethel, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Bethel, Alaska
Culture or time period:
Inuit
Collector:
Robert E. Shore
Collection date:
1973-1974
Materials:
Gut (animal material) and Reed
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 24, 2004
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
Basket (a)— height 28 centimeters, Lid (b)— diameter 23 centimeters, and Basket (a)— circumference 99 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-72101a,b, described as Inuit Basket (a) and Lid (b), used for storage. Made from tundra reeds and grasses and seal guts for decoration. Small squares of red and purple dot exterior of basket. Lid fits snugly into basket.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-72101a,b, described as Inuit Basket (a) and Lid (b), used for storage. Made from tundra reeds and grasses and seal guts for decoration. Small squares of red and purple dot exterior of basket. Lid fits snugly into basket.

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