Culture/People:

Achomawi (Pit River)  Search this

Seller:

Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this

Previous owner:

Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this

Object Name:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Hazel, pine root/roots, bear grass, maidenhair fern stem

Techniques:

Twined

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Pit River; Shasta County, Lassen County, Modoc County; California; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, an Indian artifact dealer in New York) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Frank Covert circa 1904.

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Catalog Number:

2180

Barcode:

002180.000

See related items:

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Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6db986ab3-bc62-4d05-a064-a113c1df1ae9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_2369