Basket with cover

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Culture/People: Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
Previous owner: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
Donor: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Marion Eppley (1883-1960, a US Navy captain during World Wars I and II and founder of the Eppley Laboratory of Newport, Rhode Island, makers of precision scientific instruments); donated to MAI by Mr. Eppley in 1926.
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Place: Saint Michael; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Michael Island

See related items: Yup'ik [Norton Sound]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/5176
Barcode: 145176.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Beach grass/Rye grass, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Coiled, fringed
Dimensions: 27 x 25 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64f8584b4-740e-414f-af60-ef9d356492ac

Record ID: NMAI_156046