Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline

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Culture/People
probably Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) (attributed)
Previous owner
William Randolph Hearst, Non-Indian, 1863-1951
Auction venue
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
Object Name
Burden basket with burden strap/tumpline
Media/Materials
Cedar root/roots, wool yarn, bear grass, cherry bark, bird quills, cotton twine/string
Techniques
Coiled, imbricated, wrapped, stitched
Dimensions
38.5 x 31 x 29 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
British Columbia; Canada
Date created
circa 1920
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951, a newspaper magnate and collector); purchased by MAI at a sale of Hearst’s collection held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1963.
Catalog Number
23/2761
Barcode
232761.000
See related items
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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