Sah-kah-ton-ah (small berry basket)
Sah-kah-ton-ah (small berry basket)

Currently not on view

Sah-kah-ton-ah (small berry basket),

before 1883

Lingít
PU 4056

Information

Title
Sah-kah-ton-ah (small berry basket)
Dates

before 1883

Medium
Twined spruce root with grass false embroidery
Dimensions
h. 16.0 cm., w. 22.0 cm., d. 17.0 cm. (6 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 4056
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
4056 written in black ink on bottom
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
basketry (object genre), baskets
Materials
grass, root
Techniques
twining, weaving
Subject
step pattern, zigzags

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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