Miniature basket

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Date created: 1910-1930

Culture/People: Pomo
Artist/Maker: attributed to Mary Knight Benson (Mrs. William Benson), Pomo, 1878-1930
Previous owner: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935; Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956; Vera M. Keppler (Vera Miller Garrett/Mrs. Joseph Keppler), Non-Indian, 1895-1971
Donor: Vera M. Keppler (Vera Miller Garrett/Mrs. Joseph Keppler), Non-Indian, 1895-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Thea (George) Heye (1888-1935); given by Thea Heye to Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Joseph Keppler's widow, Vera Miller Keppler (1895-1971), in 1968.
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Place: Central California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Pomo; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/6000
Barcode: 246000.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Miniature basket
Media/Materials: Sedge root, bulrush root
Techniques: Coiled
Dimensions: 0.9 x 0.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws634df1a53-b472-4f35-a304-8c9829583485

Record ID: NMAI_261886