Twined Baskets Item Number: ET7616-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
2 TWINED BASKETS CLATSOP? CHEHALIS? BASKET IN BEST CONDITION WAS ILLUS. AS FIG. 11, P. 49 IN "SALISH BASKETS FROM THE WILKES EXPEDITION" BY CAROLYN J. MARR, AMERICAN INDIAN ART MAGAZINE, VOL. 9, NO. 3, 1984. IDENTIFIED THERE (ALONG WITH ITS "MATE") AS POSSIBLE WILKES/U.S. EXPLORING EXPEDITION COLLECTION. WRAPPED TWINE CYLINDER BASKET, CLATSOP OR TILLAMOOK, TEN WARPS AND SIXTEEN WEFTS PER INCH. HORIZONTAL BANDED DESIGNS IN MAIN FIELD. 15.2 CM. H.; 11.1 CM. W. AT RIM; 8.9 CM. W. AT BASE. SEE SIMILAR BASKETS T20352 & 3 AND 2711.
Item History
- Made in USA ?
- Collected by Lt. Charles Wilkes and United States Exploring Expedition in USA ?
- Received during 1858
What
- Name
- Twined Baskets
- Identification Number
- ET7616-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Field Collector
- Lt. Charles Wilkes and United States Exploring Expedition
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA ?
- Collected in
- USA ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1858
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00050