Basket For Small Articles Item Number: E666-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD; "DEPOSITED." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "CAT. NOS. 666; 2139; 2141-2143; 2711, COLLECTED BY CAPT. CHARLES WILKES, U.S.N., AND GEORGE GIBBS. BASKETRY OF NORTHWESTERN SALISHAN TRIBES. TEXTURE IN THE BIRD-CAGE STITCH COMMON TO THIS AREA. THERE IS A VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ELEMENT OF COARSE TWINE, AND THESE ARE HELD TOGETHER BY A WHIPPING OF GRASS, IN NATURAL COLOR AND DYED. GEOMETRIC DESIGNS AND ANIMAL FIGURES SERVE AS ORNAMENTS."
Item History
- Made
- Collected by Capt. George Gibbs
- Received during 1862
What
- Name
- Basket For Small Articles
- Identification Number
- E666-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Field Collector
- Capt. George Gibbs
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- “Canada (not certain) / United States (not certain): British Columbia (not certain)” ?
- Collected in
- “Canada (not certain) / United States (not certain): British Columbia (not certain)” ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1862
Other
- Accession Number
- 000051