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Object Number
40-43-10/19303
Display Title
Basket with flat cover - decorated at top with strands of red and black wool; te
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket with flat cover - decorated at top with strands of red and black wool; technique: coiled.
Inventory Description
Basket w/ lid, round w/ tapering base, coiled, red/black yarn deco, hide strap
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Hide, Yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 17 x 17 cm (5 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-43-10/19303/ Alaska/ Western/ Eskimo
Provenance
Collector
Caroline Tiffany Dyer Swaim
(1900-1940)
Collector
Joseph S. Swaim
(1900-1940)
Donor
Stanley Swaim
(1940)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Loring T. Swaim
(5/8/1940)
Donor
Donated by
Roger Swaim
(5/8/1940)
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