Culture/People:

Hupa  Search this

Possible collector:

George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

Previous owner:

George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

George S. Lufkin (George Schild Lufkin), Non-Indian, 1906-1992  Search this

Donor:

George S. Lufkin (George Schild Lufkin), Non-Indian, 1906-1992  Search this

Honoree:

George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

Object Name:

Basket bowl

Media/Materials:

Hazel, conifer root, bear grass, maidenhair fern stem

Techniques:

Twined

Dimensions:

8 x 12 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1910

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George I. Lufkin (1868-1947, a basket collector who worked in automobile sales in California); inherited by his son, George Schild Lufkin (1906-1992); donated to MAI by George S. Lufkin in 1953 in memory of George I. Lufkin.

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Catalog Number:

22/2580

Barcode:

222580.000

See related items:

Hupa

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a47b21ab-20f0-4f5f-aec8-9ba46d7a4036

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_237457