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Lidded Basket
Culture of Origin: Tlingit? Chugach?1900-1915
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
Washington, DC, United States
False rattle-top lidded basket; there is no double-woven chamber on the lid to contain any rattles. this format was quicker to make for commercial sale without sacrificing the general appearance. An accompanying original Santa Fe Route / Fred Harvey-style tag with a dark green wax seal on a metal-rimmed paper disc reads: "S Col / Yacatat [sic] / #8913 / 26/4".
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Details
- Title: Lidded Basket
- Creator: Culture of Origin: Tlingit? Chugach?
- Date Created: 1900-1915
- Physical Dimensions: DIA 6.25, H 5.25 (with lid) inches
- Provenance: INTR 00882 a + b
- Subject Keywords: Northwest Coast, North America, American Indian, Native American, false embroidery, twined, Fred Harvey
- Type: Basketry
- Rights: U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
- Medium: bear grass, spruce root, dye
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