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Culture/People:
Wappo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Laura Fish Somersal, Wappo/Pomo, 1892-1990  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Miniature basket
Media/Materials:
Willow, sedge root
Techniques:
Coiled
Dimensions:
8.1 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Central California; California; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1979
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1980; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/8370
Barcode:
258370.000
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6469d3a58-dd39-4c70-9c25-ea3ada492d2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274310