Basket

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Culture/People: probably Interior Salish (attributed)
Previous owner: Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952
Seller: 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: Upper Fraser River; Fraser-Fort George Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Interior Salish; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8629
Barcode: 008629.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cedar root/roots, hide thong/babiche, bear grass, cherry bark
Techniques: Coiled, imbricated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc2eb249-9de5-48b3-8bdd-0d98e7f6aeab

Record ID: NMAI_9282