Basket

Culture/People
possibly Valley Maidu (Chico Maidu) (attributed)
Possible collector
Captain Thomas Connolly, Non-Indian, 1851-1900
Previous owner
Captain Thomas Connolly, Non-Indian, 1851-1900
Mary Alice Connolly (Mrs. Thomas Connelly), Non-Indian, ca. 1864-1933
Vera L. Connolly (Vera Leona Connolly), Non-Indian, 1888-1964
Donor
Vera L. Connolly (Vera Leona Connolly), Non-Indian, 1888-1964
Collection History
Probably collected by Captain Thomas Connolly (1851-1900), who served in western Indian campaigns and was Indian agent at the Round Valley Agency between about 1893 and 1897; inherited by his widow Mary Alice Connolly (ca. 1864-1933) and subsequently by their daughter Vera Leona Connolly (1888-1964, a journalist and magazine editor); donated to MAI by Vera Connelly in 1934.
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Place
Round Valley; Round Valley Reservation; Mendocino County; California; USA (inferred)
See related items
Valley Maidu (Chico Maidu)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/6304
Barcode
186304.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Sedge, bulrush root, redbud
Techniques
Coiled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a94ff5e5-eb20-44cf-8a7b-abccb3c83e3d
Record ID
NMAI_199209