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Object Number
995-29-10/73218A
Display Title
Coiled baleen basket; carved ivory handle represents walrus head
Descriptions
Object Description
One-rod coiled bowl-shaped basket with flat lid topped by carved ivory handle representing walrus head. Basket and lid coiling done in spaced stitches in black baleen, with two rows of white near rim of basket. Basket started from ivory disk in center of bottom. Label on bottom says "JOBS 1970 BA."
Dimensions: height including lid = 6.8 cm, height to rim = 4.8 cm, diameter = 9.1 cm
Inventory Description
Basket, woven baleen, blk and cream, ivory center of base, tiny feather at base
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th Century
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Baleen, Ivory, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 9.2 x 4.4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73218A/ JOB.S/ 1920/ B.A.
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950-1993)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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