Gift of Miss Henrietta E. Failing.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Gift of Richard S. Ogelsby.

Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund.

AS OF 2003 THERE ARE 3 BASKETS WITH THIS CATALOGUE # IN THE COLLECTIONS, ALONG WITH ET20353 & 4 WHICH FORMERLY BORE THIS #. LARGEST OF 3 WAS ILLUS. FIG. 17, P. 51 IN "SALISH BASKETS FROM THE WILKES EXPEDITION" BY CAROLYN J. MARR, AMERICAN INDIAN ART MAGAZINE, VOL. 9, NO. 3, 1984, AND ID THERE AS FLAT WRAPPED TWINED BAG WITH POCKETS ON BOTH SIDES, CLATSOP OR TILLAMOOK, WOVEN ON CONTINUOUS WARP, WITH CONTRASTING DESIGNS ON BACK. MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS A WALLET TO CARRY AND TRANSPORT PERSONAL GOODS. 23.5 CM. H,; 19.4 CM. W..1 LIGHT YELLOWISH TAN BASKET WITH LIGHT BROWN DESIGNS AND DARKER BROWN TRIANGLES AT RIM, WITH ATTACHED LOOPS ALL AROUND. THE BASKET IS BRITTLE AND LOOPS HAVE BROKEN OFF AT ONE SECTION. THE BRAID AROUND THE RIM IS OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAN THE REST. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG; ALSO AN ORIGINAL SHIPPING LABEL READS, "WM ROBERTS EX EX VINCENS- 1 BASKET". THIS OBJECT WAS EXCHANGED WITH THE DANISH NATIONAL MUSEUM IN 1867 AND WAS LOCATED THERE IN 1987. DANISH CATALOGUE NUMBER IS H-1383. THE BASKET HAS NO S.I. CATALOGUE NUMBER, BUT FOR THE PRESENT IS # 2708.

AS OF 2003 THERE ARE 3 BASKETS WITH THIS NUMBER. LARGEST HAS STRIPED DESIGN IN MAIN FIELD AND RED WOOLEN YARN INSERTED AS A TWINING ELEMENT. THE OTHER TWO WERE BOTH ILLUS. IN "SALISH BASKETS FROM THE WILKES EXPEDITION" BY CAROLYN J. MARR, AMERICAN INDIAN ART MAGAZINE, VOL. 9, NO. 3, 1984. ONE BASKET WAS FIG. 13, P. 50 AND DISCUSSED P. 49, ID AS WRAPPED TWINED CYLINDER BASKET, CHEHALIS?, HORIZONTAL CHECKERBOARD BANDS IN MAIN FIELD, MYTHICAL ANIMAL FIGURES CALLED C'AYUM BY CHEHALIS DECORATE RIM, 12.7 CM. W; 13 CM. H.. THIRD BASKET FIG. 15, P. 51 AND DISCUSSED P. 50, ID AS SMALL WRAPPED TWINED BASKETRY BAG, CLATSOP OR TILLAMOOK, WOVEN WITH RED WOOLEN YARN INSERTED AS A TWINING ELEMENT; DESIGNS INCLUDE DEER, ELK, AND HUMANLIKE FIGURE, 13.6 CM. H, 14 CM. DIA., 10.8 CM. W..Attributed to U.S. Exploring Expedition/Wilkes collection on the catalogue card, however Jane Walsh doubts that attribution, or at least no Peale number has been identified for these pieces.