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Object Number
99-12-10/53160
Display Title
Root-gathering basket (sally bag)
Descriptions
Object Description
Cylindrical "Sally bag" (woven, geometrically patterned basket) decorated almost all the way around with stylized, diamond-shaped "X-ray"-style faces. A column of dogs, identifiable by their upraised tails, fills the remaining space. The design is framed by a dark "earth line" at the bottom of the basket and a "sky line" at the top.
Inventory Description
Cylindrical basket, with geometric diamond design.
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800-1850
Culture
- Wasco
- Wishram
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Oregon
Additional Geographic Terms
Columbia River
Materials
Fiber, Hemp
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 17.5 x 16.5 cm (12 x 6 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/53160
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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