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before 1883

Lingít
PU 3996

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Title
Basket
Dates

before 1883

Medium
Spruce root twining with false embroidery
Dimensions
h. 20.5 cm., w. 41.0 cm., d. 8.1 cm. (8 1/16 x 16 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 3996
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
3996 written on side in black ink
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
hats, dyeing, textile materials, weaving, basketry (object genre), baskets
Techniques
weaving
Subject
step pattern

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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