Basket

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Culture/People: Cowichan
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1922 during travel in British Columbia.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Cowichan; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/3441
Barcode: 113441.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Conifer root, cherry bark, phragmites, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Coiled, imbricated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d2b856a2-531c-48c7-a0e8-e24af7ae4cfb

Record ID: NMAI_122275