Basket with cover

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Wailaki
Previous owner: Frances L. Lurkins (Frances Lloyd Lurkins), Non-Indian, 1858-1931
Donor: Frances L. Lurkins (Frances Lloyd Lurkins), Non-Indian, 1858-1931

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Frances L. Lurkins (1858-1931, a trained nurse and hospital superintendent) and probably collected or acquired when she lived in California between about 1910 and 1920; donated to MAI by Frances Lurkins in 1922.
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Place: Eel River; California; USA

See related items: Wailaki; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/5393
Barcode: 115393.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Hazel, bear grass, maidenhair fern stem
Techniques: Twined

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f88fb06c-1b2d-4dea-af2c-461d6b90d2a7

Record ID: NMAI_124403