Basket

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Culture/People: Tlingit
Previous owner: George Presbury Rowell, Non-Indian, 1838-1908; Jennette Rigney Rowell (Mrs. George Presbury Rowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1925
Donor: Jennette Rigney Rowell (Mrs. George Presbury Rowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1925

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George Presbury Rowell (1838-1908, a New York City advertising agent); inherited by his wife, Jennette Rigney Rowell (1841-1925); donated to MAI by Mrs. Rowell in 1916.
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Place: Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Tlingit; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3173
Barcode: 053173.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Spruce root, bear grass
Techniques: Twined, false-embroidered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws696cc0b31-4da0-445c-99e6-ec694e270cee

Record ID: NMAI_56900