Basket

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Date created: 1900-1920

Culture/People: probably Unangax̂ (Aleut) (attributed)
Previous owner: Wendell T. Bush, Non-Indian, 1866-1941; Mary L. Bush (Mary Louise Potter Bush/Mrs. Wendell T. Bush), Non-Indian, 1862-1954
Donor: Wendell T. Bush, Non-Indian, 1866-1941; Mary L. Bush (Mary Louise Potter Bush/Mrs. Wendell T. Bush), Non-Indian, 1862-1954

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Wendell T. Bush (1866-1941, a Columbia University philosophy professor) and his wife Mary Louise Potter Bush (1862-1954); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Bush in 1941.
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Place: Attu Island (Atux̂); Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Aleutian Islands
Island Name: Attu Island
Island Grouping: Near Islands

See related items: Unangax̂ (Aleut); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/3582
Barcode: 203582.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Beach grass/Rye grass, embroidery floss
Techniques: Twined, false-embroidered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws635bab098-095c-47ea-9e35-d074cb7836f0

Record ID: NMAI_217415