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Object Number
995-29-10/73217A
Display Title
Coiled basket (A); horse and chicken motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Globular coiled grass basket with cone-shaped lid topped by knob-shaped handle. Lid decorated with four horses, alternating red and green. Sides of basket decorated with alternating with four stepped columns of four chickens or cocks in the same colors, against natural background. Cocks each have combs, beaks, and legs in contrasting color. Bundle construction.
Dimensions: height with lid = 40 cm, height to rim = 28.3 cm, max. diameter = 38 cm
Inventory Description
Basket, coiled, round, zoomorphic motif in red, blk., green
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th Century
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 35 x 35 cm (10 7/16 x 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73217A
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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