Clam basket
Clam basket

Currently not on view

Clam basket,

before 1883

probably Coast Salish
PU 4046

Information

Title
Clam basket
Dates

before 1883

Medium
Cedar bark cross-warp twining
Dimensions
h. 14.1 cm., w. 16.5 cm., d. 15.5 cm. (5 9/16 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 4046
Place Made

North America, Central or Southern Northwest Coast

Culture
Native American, Kwakiutl, Coast Salish
Type
textile materials, weaving, basketry (object genre), baskets
Materials
cedar
Techniques
weaving, twining
Subject
fishing, fishing and trapping tools and equipment

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

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