Collapsible basket
Collapsible basket

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Collapsible basket,

before 1883

Lingít
PU 4073

Information

Title
Collapsible basket
Dates

before 1883

Medium
Spruce root twining with grass false embroidery
Dimensions
h. 10.5 cm., w. 7.5 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (4 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 4073
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
4073 written in black ink on bottom
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
basketry (object genre), baskets
Techniques
weaving, twining
Subject
stripes

Probably collected by John G. Brady on behalf of Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson 1878-1883; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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