Basket

Culture/People
probably Interior Salish (attributed)
Previous owner
Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Seller
Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1927.
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Place
Fraser River; British Columbia; Canada
See related items
Interior Salish
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/6394
Barcode
156394.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Cedar root/roots, bear grass, cherry bark
Techniques
Coiled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601d56da4-3a24-42a0-a8c7-317eafe085e2
Record ID
NMAI_167653