Culture/People:

Wishram  Search this

Collector:

Edward Sapir, Non-Indian, 1884-1939  Search this

Seller:

Edward Sapir, Non-Indian, 1884-1939  Search this

Object Name:

Basket worn at a woman's waist when picking berries or digging roots

Media/Materials:

Hemp yarn/twine, hide, dye/dyes

Techniques:

Twined

Dimensions:

15.5 x 13.9 x 19.6 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Native Term:

wapaas

Place:

Oregon; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1895-1905

Collection History:

Collected between 1905 and 1907 by anthropologist Edward Sapir (1884-1939); purchased by George Heye from Edward Sapir circa 1907.

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Catalog Number:

1/2838

Barcode:

012838.000

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Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68e25b908-a8de-4d09-90fd-277548a3b119

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_13628