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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Collector: Robert Biggar Bell, Non-Indian, 1861-1930
Previous owner: Robert Biggar Bell, Non-Indian, 1861-1930; Retta J. Brueger (Retta J. Bell), Non-Indian, 1893-1987; Margaret E. Bell (Margaret B. Wiks/Mrs. Sam Wiks), Non-Indian, 1898-1990
Donor: Retta J. Brueger (Retta J. Bell), Non-Indian, 1893-1987; Margaret E. Bell (Margaret B. Wiks/Mrs. Sam Wiks), Non-Indian, 1898-1990
Honoree: Robert Biggar Bell, Non-Indian, 1861-1930

Collection History: Collected in 1905, probably by Robert Biggar Bell (1861-1930), who worked as a fisherman and cannery supervisor at Ketchikan, Alaska, from 1887 to at least 1910; donated to MAI in 1953 by his daughters, novelist Margaret E. Bell (Margaret Wiks, 1898-1990) and Retta J. Brueger (1893-1987), in memory of Robert Biggar Bell.
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Place: Aleutian Islands; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Aleutian Islands

See related items: Unangax̂ (Aleut); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1717
Barcode: 221717.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Beach grass/Rye grass, silk embroidery floss, wood
Techniques: Twined, false-embroidered, wrapped
Dimensions: 25 x 17 x 20 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699bcf58f-4a5f-4536-857a-117c2aab5935

Record ID: NMAI_236576