Basket

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Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Seller: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1927.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/6713
Barcode: 156713.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cedar bark
Techniques: Hexagonal-plaited
Dimensions: 26.0 x 29.0 x 95.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e06790b3-cf54-48f9-8346-e272a82bf997

Record ID: NMAI_168051