Culture/People:

Achomawi (Pit River)  Search this

Collector:

Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this

Previous owner:

Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948  Search this

Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972  Search this

Seller:

Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972  Search this

Object Name:

Winnowing basket

Media/Materials:

Hazel, pine root/roots, bear grass

Techniques:

Twined

Object Type:

Food Gathering and Preparation

Place:

Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collected before 1930 by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1968.

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Catalog Number:

24/6929

Barcode:

246929.000

See related items:

Achomawi (Pit River)

Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627fdeacc-2fd0-4cf6-bf19-cf1a6b72fba1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_262639