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Object Number
2004.29.3538.1
Display Title
Alaskan basket; A Yakatat in the old original dyes.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Baskets. / Very old Alaskan basket a Yakatat in the old original dyes, wild cranberry for the red and tree moss for the yellow and maiden hair fern stem for the black. / Mrs. Cushman"
Keywords
- Household
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Basket
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Alaska
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 11.43 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
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