Basket with cover

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Date created: 1952

Culture/People: Washoe (Washo)
Artist/Maker: Nettie Barber, Washoe (Washo)
IACB source: Elsie Allen (Elsie Comanche Allen), Pomo, 1899-1990; Pomo Women's Club, 1940-1957
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Elsie Allen (Pomo, 1899-1990) and the Pomo Women's Club in 1952; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Woodfords Community, Washoe Reservation; Alpine County; California; USA

See related items: Washoe (Washo); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8676
Barcode: 258676.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Willow, bracken fern root
Techniques: Coiled
Dimensions: 8 x 8.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65fe9a52f-a797-446c-8a14-9adfbd150ed3

Record ID: NMAI_274624