Basket

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Date created: 1860-1890

Culture/People: probably Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) (attributed)
Previous owner: Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch (Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch), Non-Indian, 1874-1959; Dr. Paul Didisheim, Non-Indian
Donor: Dr. Paul Didisheim, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch (1874-1959, a professor at Columbia University, New York, New York, and an art collector); inherited by his grandson, Dr. Paul Didisheim; donated to NMAI in 1996 by Dr. Paul Didisheim in memory of Professor Vladimir G. Simkhovitch.
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Place: South Alaska; Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sugpiaq (Alutiiq); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/4430
Barcode: 254430.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Beach grass/Rye grass
Techniques: Twined
Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d609d3c6-5d78-4e9e-8f38-c049bdf4b7c6

Record ID: NMAI_270055