Culture/People:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this

Possible collector:

Bertrand Kingsbury Wilbur, Non-Indian, 1870-1945  Search this

Possible owner:

Helena Wilbur Elliott, Non-Indian, 1863-1927  Search this

Previous owner:

Madeline Elliott Barnes (Madeline Lawrence Elliott/Mrs. Eugene F. Barnes Jr.), Non-Indian, 1892-1971  Search this

Donor:

Madeline Elliott Barnes (Madeline Lawrence Elliott/Mrs. Eugene F. Barnes Jr.), Non-Indian, 1892-1971  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:

Probably purchased in the Sitka, Alaska, area by Bertrand Kingsbury Wilbur (1870-1945), who worked as doctor in Sitka between 1894 and 1900; given or transferred to his sister Helena Wilbur Elliott and her daughter Madeline Elliott Barnes (Mrs. Eugene F. Barnes Jr., 1892-1971) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Madeline Elliott Barnes in 1950.

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Catalog Number:

21/6817

Barcode:

216817.000

See related items:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6665e27db-8da8-42c0-8f01-9dada4cd3c23

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_231316