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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this
Previous owner:
Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this
Seller:
Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this
Object Name:
Basket
Media/Materials:
Cedar bark
Techniques:
Plaited
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name:
Vancouver Island
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1927.
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Catalog Number:
15/6695
Barcode:
156695.000
See related items:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6df8aae75-c438-4f31-847c-ce21a6081e2d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_167954