Cooking basket

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Yokuts
Artist/Maker: Mary Dick Topino, Yokuts, ca. 1868-ca. 1923
Previous owner: Judge Nathan Bijur, Non-Indian, 1862-1930; Lilly Prochownick Bijur (Mrs. Nathan Bijur), Non-Indian, 1867-1944; Harry Bijur (Harry Ash Bijur), Non-Indian, 1887-1972; Madeline Bijur (Mrs. Harry Bijur), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
Seller: Harry Bijur (Harry Ash Bijur), Non-Indian, 1887-1972; Madeline Bijur (Mrs. Harry Bijur), Non-Indian, 1901-1982

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Judge Nathan Bijur (1862-1930); inherited by his widow Lilly Prochownick Bijur (1867-1944) and son Harry Ash Bijur (1887-1972); purchased by MAI from Harry Bijur and his wife Madeline Bijur (1901-1982) in 1946.
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Place: Central California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Yokuts; Food Gathering and Preparation
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Bad Acts, Bad Paper

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/8325
Barcode: 208325.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Cooking basket
Media/Materials: Sedge, deer grass, bracken fern stem, redbud
Techniques: Coiled, stitched
Dimensions: 14.5 x 34.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ab057ca-f75f-458b-8134-7f03a231c7de

Record ID: NMAI_222603