Large Basket Item Number: E16325-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "COLLECTOR: W. H. DALL*. REMARKS: *THE EXPLANATION OF A TAG ON THIS SPECIMEN, WITH THE NAME: "E. P. HERENDEN", IS NOT CLEAR, THO THERE ARE OTHER SPECIMENS (ESKIMO) IN THE COLLECTIONS FROM THIS COLLECTOR. CYLINDRICAL, SOFT WOVEN BASKET, BUT VERY TIGHTLY DONE, PLAIN TWINED WEAVING WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS IN TWO COLORS OF FALSE EMBROIDERY ON THE OUTSIDE. A VERY FINE BASKET. 11/1963 STARTED TO SPLIT ON ONE SIDE."
Item History
- Made in Port Mulgrave, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. William H. Dall in Port Mulgrave, Alaska, USA
- Received from U.S. Coast Survey during 1874
What
- Name
- Large Basket
- Identification Number
- E16325-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Yakutat
- Field Collector
- Dr. William H. Dall
- Received from
- U.S. Coast Survey
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Port Mulgrave, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Port Mulgrave, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1874
Other
- Accession Number
- 003195