Basket

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Culture/People: Washoe (Washo)
Previous owner: Mother of Pete Mayo, Washoe (Washo); Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)
Seller: Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)
Seller agent: Abe Cohn (Abram Cohn), Non-Indian, 1859-1934
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Expedition: Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition (1924-1927)

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been acquired from Pete Mayo's mother (Washoe) in 1882; acquired by Cohn’s Emporium (Carson City, Nevada), an Indian arts and basket store operated by Abe Cohn (1859-1934) at an unknown date; purchased by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) from Cohn's Emporium in 1924 during the Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition.
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Place: Alpine County; California; USA

See related items: Washoe (Washo); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/3915
Barcode: 133915.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Native Term: sing am

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Willow, bracken fern root
Techniques: Coiled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65944180f-80b4-49fa-8d6d-081a1ac65090

Record ID: NMAI_143584