Basket jar

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Culture/People: Yokuts
Previous owner: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
Seller: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); transferred by Joseph Keppler to George Heye in 1912 as part of an installment purchase, which was finalized in 1916.
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Place: Kern River; Kern County, Tulare County; California; USA

See related items: Yokuts; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9567
Barcode: 029567.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket jar
Media/Materials: Grass, sedge root, bracken fern root
Techniques: Coiled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6543fb30c-6fad-4713-a89d-14b6ea22f332

Record ID: NMAI_31582