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Salmon basket
Object Number 06-5-10/66959
Display Title Salmon basket
Descriptions
Object Description Salmon basket; also used for winnowing acorns
Inventory Description Basket, dish, flat open weave, braided rim.
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 43 x 44.5 cm (2 3/16 x 16 15/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 06-5-10/66959
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1906)

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