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Basket for carrying eels
Object Number 08-4-10/73251
Display Title Basket for carrying eels
Descriptions
Object Description Basket for carrying eels; open and close twined
Inventory Description Rectangular basket, open weave, oval rim.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Klamath, Upper
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 43.5 x 19.5 cm (11 x 17 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Provenance Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Provenance Grace A. Nicholson (1908)

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