Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948 Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948 Search this
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952 Search this
Donor:
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948 Search this
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952 Search this
Object Name:
Basket case/container
Media/Materials:
Conifer root, bear grass, cotton cloth, dye/dyes
Techniques:
Dyed, twined, stitched
Dimensions:
14.7 x 9.2 x 4.4 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Washington; USA
Collection History:
Possibly collected by Alonzo Eugene Austin (1868-1948, a New York City doctor of homeopathy who spent his boyhood in Alaska as the son of Presbyterian missionary parents); donated to MAI by Dr. Austin and his wife Sarah Hall Austin (1871-1952) in 1930.
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