Basket bowl

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Culture/People: Pomo
Seller: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
Previous owner: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.
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Place: Eel River; California; USA

See related items: Pomo; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8634
Barcode: 008634.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket bowl
Media/Materials: Sedge, bracken fern stem, willow, dye/dyes
Techniques: Coiled
Dimensions: 24 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fce7a1ed-c362-4ebb-be39-299479a0eaa0

Record ID: NMAI_9287