Culture/People:

Tlingit [Hoonah]  Search this

Previous owner:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Seller:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Object Name:

Basket bowl

Media/Materials:

Spruce root, bear grass, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Twined, false-embroidered

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Cross Sound; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

8636

Barcode:

008636.000

See related items:

Tlingit [Hoonah]

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66e903387-202b-4cf4-9145-24f4602308dc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_9290