Basketry Item Number: E313097-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "WEAVE - CHECKER-WORK. MATERIALS - PICEA SITCHENSIS [SITKA SPRUCE]. A WHALING BAG, USED TO CARRY HARPOONS, ETC. THIS BAG WAS PURCHASED FROM A MAKAH WHALER AT NEAH BAY. THEY ARE VERY SCARCE AS THERE ARE FEW WHALERS AT THE PRESENT TIME AND THEY ARE LOATH TO SELL THEIR BAGS AS NONE ARE BEING MADE." [Back of card has photo of basket glued on.]
Item History
- Made in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected by Miss Ella F. Hubby in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Received on February 24, 1920
What
- Name
- Basketry
- Identification Number
- E313097-0
- Type of Item
- bag
Who
- Culture
- Quileute
- Field Collector
- Miss Ella F. Hubby
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 24, 1920
Other
- Accession Number
- 064687