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Unknown Chilcotin artistc. 1900
Maryhill Museum of Art
Goldendale, United States
Coiled Chilcotin baskets share some technical affinities with baskets produced by neighboring Salish peoples. One identifying feature of Chilcotin work is the human and animal figures that frequently appear in the basket designs.
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- Title: Basket
- Creator: Unknown Chilcotin artist
- Creator Lifespan: active late 19th century - early 20th century
- Creator Nationality: Canadian
- Creator Gender: Female
- Creator Death Place: British Columbia
- Creator Birth Place: British Columbia
- Date: c. 1900
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
- Physical Dimensions: w16¾ x h13 x d13 in (complete)
- Media: root, bark, grass
- Culture: Chilcotin
- Credit Line: Gift of Samuel Hill
- Provenance: Collection of Maryhill Museum of Art
- Type: Container
- Rights: http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/discover/about-maryhill-museum-of-art/press-room/images-for-publication
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