Carrying Basket Item Number: E210326-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Wrapped or birdcage weaving, warp of cedar twigs, weft of spruce root splints, flannel bag to go over the head for carrying." From Emmons tag with the artifact: "Kwakiutl basket from East + N.W. coast of Vancouver Id used for shellfish, roots for carrying ones back. The ribs of basket are cedar twigs. The woof intertwining of spruce root."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on June 12, 1901
What
- Name
- Carrying Basket
- Identification Number
- E210326-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
- Field Collector
- Lt. George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on June 12, 1901
Other
- Accession Number
- 038082