Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: probably Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) (attributed)
Previous owner: William Randolph Hearst, Non-Indian, 1863-1951
Auction venue: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951, a newspaper magnate and collector); purchased by MAI at a sale of Hearst’s collection held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1963.
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Place: British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2761
Barcode: 232761.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials: Cedar root/roots, wool yarn, bear grass, cherry bark, bird quills, cotton twine/string
Techniques: Coiled, imbricated, wrapped, stitched
Dimensions: 38.5 x 31 x 29 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws639ebc34e-069f-4e41-a288-043ca1f7b48a

Record ID: NMAI_247952