Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935- Search this
IACB source:
Mary Gahagan Eastlake, Non-Indian, 1898-1979 Search this
Object Name:
Basket with cover
Media/Materials:
Baleen, ivory, ink
Techniques:
Coiled, carved, painted
Dimensions:
6.3 x 8.4 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Alaska; USA
Date created:
1930-1940
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Mary Gahagan Eastlake (1898-1979), nurse director of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1933 to 1943 and nurse director of the U.S. Public Health Service's Indian health division until 1964; donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Mary Eastlake in 1977; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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