Basket with cover

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Culture/People: probably Interior Salish (attributed); collected from the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Possible collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected or purchased from an unknown source by George Heye for MAI during travel in British Columbia in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Cape Mudge; Strathcona Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Interior Salish; Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/266
Barcode: 100266.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Cedar root/roots, bear grass, cherry bark
Techniques: Coiled, imbricated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63a76c1b3-c203-467d-b0a4-834cc6c43b99

Record ID: NMAI_108133