Basket with cover

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Culture/People: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Possible owner: Hume Blackley Babington, Non-Indian, 1871-1934
Seller: Evoryna May Brodhurst (Evoryna May Babington/Mrs. Norman Robert Broadhurst/E. M. Brodhurst), Non-Indian, 1882-1974
MAI agent: William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960
Previous owner: Evoryna May Brodhurst (Evoryna May Babington/Mrs. Norman Robert Broadhurst/E. M. Brodhurst), Non-Indian, 1882-1974

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Evoryna May Babington Brodhurst (Mrs. Norman Robert Brodhurst, 1882-1974) or that of her brother Hume Blackley Babington (1871-1934, a ship captain in Vancouver and Prince Rupert); purchased by MAI in 1937 from Evoryna Brodhurst through William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6123
Barcode: 196123.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Cedar bark, bear grass
Techniques: Twined

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64cbb0b0c-5437-4ea1-9e5d-273283e27f20

Record ID: NMAI_209505