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Object Number 2016.10.26
Display Title Coiled basket with straight sides, flat lid
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, flat base, coiled fiber, cylindrical, small fitted lid in center, woven cloth vertical pattern
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1900
Culture
  • Yupik
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30 × 29 × 29 cm (11 13/16 × 11 7/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.10.26
Credit Line Gift of Andrew Weniger in Honor of Del & Nell Weniger
Provenance
Owner Nell Kandis
Donor Donated by Andrew Weniger (5/17/2016)

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