Culture/People:

Karuk (Karok)  Search this

Previous owner:

Frances L. Lurkins (Frances Lloyd Lurkins), Non-Indian, 1858-1931  Search this

Donor:

Frances L. Lurkins (Frances Lloyd Lurkins), Non-Indian, 1858-1931  Search this

Object Name:

Basket bowl

Media/Materials:

Willow, conifer root, bear grass

Techniques:

Twined

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Frances L. Lurkins (1858-1931, a trained nurse and hospital superintendent) and probably collected or acquired when she lived in California between about 1910 and 1920; donated to MAI by Frances Lurkins in 1922.

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Catalog Number:

11/5374

Barcode:

115374.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws629d0ae6e-539c-4019-b5d3-8a0b7eefd1de

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_124384