Culture/People:

possibly Yokuts (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982  Search this

Donor:

Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian  Search this

Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013  Search this

Object Name:

Miniature basket

Media/Materials:

Vegetal Fiber

Techniques:

Twined

Dimensions:

12.7 x 14 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Central California; California; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) in 1967 at an unnamed trading post on the Mohawk Trail; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).

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Catalog Number:

25/1252

Barcode:

251252.000

See related items:

Yokuts

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a3900ef4-8300-4380-8577-2526e9ee1cff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_267157