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Object Number
2008.20.5
Display Title
Basket with lid, joined "saucer" base
Descriptions
Object Description
Lidded novelty basket; geometric and pictorial decoration, including an eagle clasping a snake, whale swallowing sailors, and dragon; joined "saucer" base
Inventory Description
Basket, lidded base, round body, pictorial pattern, fitted lid
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Makah
- Nootka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 14 x 14 cm (5 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.20.5
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Hiatt
Provenance
Collector
Anne Hiatt
(4/20/96)
Dealer
Skinner, Inc.
(4/20/96)
Donor
Arnold Hiatt
(12/30/08)
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