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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Yup'ik [Norton Sound]  Search this
Previous owner:
Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971  Search this
Seller:
Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover (No image available)
Media/Materials:
Beach grass/Rye grass
Techniques:
Coiled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Saint Michael; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Saint Michael Island
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arthur Billings Hunt (1890-1971, a concert singer); lent to MAI by Arthur Billings Hunt in 1942; purchased by MAI from Arthur Billings Hunt in 1958.
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Catalog Number:
20/4890
Barcode:
204890.000
See related items:
Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6564d4439-491a-49bc-8dae-d8c90b7a2937
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_218450