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Object Number
987-16-10/71176A
Display Title
Basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket (with cover; see 71176B). Base is plain plaiting in center surrounded by wide band of plain twining. Top and sides are wrap twining. Side designs are two boats, one with an animal, borders above and below, and two tipped crosses - all in dark purple. Cover design of oblongs has discolored but inside cover see original red, yellow and dark purple.
Inventory Description
Basket base, oval, brown on buff figurative designs, damaged rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Makah?
- Nootka?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
North America / Canada
North America / Canada
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 15.6 x 10.1 cm (3 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-16-10/71176a
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James Hawks in memory of her husband, James Dudley Hawks II, Class of 1943
Provenance
Collector
Edward Allerton Hawks
(1910-1916)
Donor
Mrs. James Dudley Hawks
(9/23/1987)
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