Basket with cover

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Karuk (Karok)
Artist/Maker: Elizabeth Hickox (Lizzie Hickox/Elizabeth Conrad Hickox/Mrs. Luther Hickox), Karuk (Karok)/Wiyot, 1875-1947
Collector: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948; Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
Seller: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972

Collection History: Collected before 1930 by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1970.
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Place: Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Karuk (Karok); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, California & Great Basin

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4103
Barcode: 244103.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Willow, conifer root, bear grass, maidenhair fern stem
Techniques: Twined, half-twist overlay
Dimensions: 14.7 x 9.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671018e3b-95da-4b58-9ff1-377e5659766b

Record ID: NMAI_259481