Basket Used To Hold Spearheads etc.
Item number E72663-0 from the National Museum of Natural History.
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From card: "Kla-ash".This may be the last basket described on p. 106 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.. It is the right type, the collection information and measurement given in the book matches 72663, and 72664 and 72665 are also described in that publication. The basket is described there as: "Basket. Basket used to hold spear-heads and other small articles when sealing - called by the Makahs, "Kla-ash." A very fine specimen. Double, made for a chief, and was procured as a special favor. Such baskets are never offered for sale. After having been used they acquire additional value, and to sell one is deemed unlucky. This being new, was more easily obtained. Length, 19 inches. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, 1883. James G. Swan."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on February 12, 1883
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- Basket Used To Hold Spearheads etc.
- Identification Number
- E72663-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 12, 1883
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- Accession Number
- 012690
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