Culture/People:

Hopi [Second Mesa]  Search this

Collector:

John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this

Previous owner:

John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this

Seller:

John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this

Object Name:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Galleta grass, yucca fiber

Techniques:

Coiled

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Supawlavi (Shipaulovi) Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

Collection History:

Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist), probably in the late 1920s; purchased by MAI from John Louw Nelson in 1931.

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Catalog Number:

18/960

Barcode:

180960.000

See related items:

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws686565fe7-99af-4f78-9370-58091e9919a1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_193725