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Culture/People:
Haida  Search this
Previous owner:
Arctic Studio  Search this
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945  Search this
Wrangell Institute, 1932-  Search this
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987  Search this
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988  Search this
Previous seller:
Wrangell Institute, 1932-  Search this
Seller:
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988  Search this
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987  Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover
Media/Materials:
Spruce root, paint
Techniques:
Twined, painted
Dimensions:
6 x 8 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Date created:
circa 1900
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; acquired from Arctic Studio (a curio shop in Victoria, British Columbia) in 1936 by Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; purchased by MAI from Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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Catalog Number:
21/1697
Barcode:
211697.000
See related items:
Haida
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6841a33e9-434f-4aa3-af3c-1d4386b6e549
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_226195