Basket Mat Item Number: E299062-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Introduced by Makah 70 years ago. [i.e. about 70 years prior to 1917]. Design 2 birds and 2 otter."Design on mat includes 2 birds. The catalogue card identifies the other two figures as otters, but these instead appear to be two canoes with two human figures in each.
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected by Mrs. Fannie E. Taylor in Washington, USA
- Received on March 30, 1917
What
- Name
- Basket Mat
- Identification Number
- E299062-0
- Type of Item
- mat
Who
- Culture
- Quileute
- Field Collector
- Mrs. Fannie E. Taylor
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on March 30, 1917
Other
- Accession Number
- 060982