Basket

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Date created: 1898

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Collector: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948; Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
Seller: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972

Collection History: Collected before 1930 by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1970.
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Place: Ganado, Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4124
Barcode: 244124.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Sumac
Techniques: Coiled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws651edc1ca-4ccb-4cb0-8efc-9bf3d4839759

Record ID: NMAI_259448