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Lidded basket,
before 1883
Lingít
PU 3976 a-b
Information
Title
Lidded basket
Dates
before 1883
Medium
Twined spruce root with dyed grass false embroidery
Dimensions
h. 9.2 cm., diam. 20.9 cm. (3 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 3976 a-b
Place Collected
North America
Marks/Labels/Seals
3976 written on bottom of basket and inside lid in black ink
Culture
Subject
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
- Patricia Garrett, ed. The Guardians: The Native American Artists (Summit, NJ: Summit Art Center, 1980)., cat. no. 82, p. 12 (illus.), 29
- Victoria Wyatt, Shapes of Their Thoughts: Reflections of Culture Contact in Northwest Coast Indian Art (New Haven, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University and Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1984)., fig. 35, p. 41 (illus.)