Basket

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Culture/People: probably Haida (attributed)
Previous owner: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller agent: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)

See related items: Haida; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3632
Barcode: 053632.000

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/ws6f78edbc6-c6f7-478c-bb69-a48d6cae31ea

Record ID: NMAI_57950