Culture/People:

Washoe (Washo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Abe Cohn (Abram Cohn), Non-Indian, 1859-1934  Search this

Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)  Search this

Seller:

Abe Cohn (Abram Cohn), Non-Indian, 1859-1934  Search this

Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)  Search this

MAI agent:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Expedition:

Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition (1924-1927)  Search this

Object Name:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Willow

Techniques:

Coiled

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Native Term:

sing am

Place:

Carson City; Carson City; Nevada; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by Cohn’s Emporium (Carson City, Nevada), an Indian arts and basket store operated by Abe Cohn (1859-1934) at an unknown date; purchased by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) from Cohn's Emporium in 1924 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition.

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Catalog Number:

13/3931

Barcode:

133931.000

See related items:

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Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69a678369-df0d-4925-872d-9f5dfc95cf85

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_143600