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Object Number
2000.23.3.1
Display Title
Small covered basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Small cylindrical covered basket; polychrome figured with a band of swimming birds and boats; wrapped twining
Inventory Description
Basket, base, bird and boat figurative designs
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Early 20th century
Culture
- Early Period
- Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Materials
Spruce root, Cedar bark
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm (1 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.23.3.1
Credit Line
Gift of Harriet C. Cushman
Provenance
Collector
Harriet C. Cushman
(8/3/2000)
Donor
Estate of Harriet C. Cushman
(8/3/2000)
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