Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline

Culture/People
Stl'atl'imx (Lillooet)
Possible owner
Edwin Copley Wemple, Non-Indian, 1885-1937
Previous owner
Isabel Popkin Wemple (Mrs. Edwin Copley Wemple), Non-Indian, 1894-1971
Winifred N. Popkins, Non-Indian, 1896-1991
Donor
Winifred N. Popkins, Non-Indian, 1896-1991
Honoree
Edwin Copley Wemple, Non-Indian, 1885-1937
Collection History
Collection history unknown; probably from the collection of Edwin Copley Wemple (1885-1937, a lumberman and collector of rare woods); inherited by his widow Isabel Popkin Wemple (1894-1971); subsequently inherited by her sister Winifred N. Popkins (1896-1991); donated to MAI by Winifred Popkins in 1974 in memory of Edwin Copley Wemple.
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Place
British Columbia; Canada
See related items
Stl'atl'imx (Lillooet)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/8903
Barcode
248903.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials
Conifer root, grass, cherry bark, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Coiled, imbricated
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63929801c-f2db-4753-b031-d75f8224ea4b
Record ID
NMAI_264637