Twined Covered Basket Item Number: E381158-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Of cedar bark, cylindrical shape, cover has hollow containing seeds [i.e. a rattle top], indistinctly diamond patterned by interspersion of twill stitches, edge of cover and one side cracked." Per Deborah Ann Head, 6-3-2009, Basket is woven in Haida style and has a Haida design. However, the start on the lid is not typical Haida.
Item History
- Made in USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in USA ? or Canada ?
- Received from Mrs. Helen W. Younger on October 10, 1940
What
- Name
- Twined Covered Basket
- Identification Number
- E381158-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ?
- Received from
- Mrs. Helen W. Younger
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in
- USA ? or Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1940
Other
- Accession Number
- 157706