Basket Used To Hold Spearheads etc. Item Number: E72665-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Large. Kla-ash."Described p. 105 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Basket. A large basket,"Kla-ash," used by natives for holding spear-heads, harpoons, and lines, when sealing. Length, 28 inches. Port Townsend, Washington Territory, January, 1883. James G. Swan. These baskets are never offered for sale. The prices asked for them, when a native is induced to sell, exceed those for the ordinary baskets."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on February 12, 1883
What
- Name
- Basket Used To Hold Spearheads etc.
- Identification Number
- E72665-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 12, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 012690