Culture/People:

Yakama (Yakima)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Vivian Harrison (StuYat), Yakama (Yakima)/Palouse/Wishram, b. 1945  Search this

Seller:

Vivian Harrison (StuYat), Yakama (Yakima)/Palouse/Wishram, b. 1945  Search this

Object Name:

Basket worn at a woman's waist when picking berries or digging roots

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, hemp yarn/twine, deerhide/deerskin

Techniques:

Twined, stitched

Dimensions:

21 x 19.5 x 20 cm

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Native Term:

wapaas

Place:

Granger; Yakima County; Washington; USA

Date created:

2003

Collection History:

NMAI commission from the artist, 2003.

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Catalog Number:

26/2959

Barcode:

262959.000

See related items:

Yakama (Yakima)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6883bd8ad-6a46-430c-9ca2-130aff0b1c55

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_279095