Basket

Culture/People
Tlingit
Possible collector
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Previous owner
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Donor
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Collection History
Possibly collected by Alonzo Eugene Austin (1868-1948, a New York City doctor of homeopathy who spent his boyhood in Alaska as the son of Presbyterian missionary parents); donated to MAI by Dr. Austin and his wife Sarah Hall Austin (1871-1952) in 1930.
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Place
Alaska; USA
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Tlingit
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/8407
Barcode
168407.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Spruce root
Techniques
Twined, false-embroidered
Dimensions
28.5 x 34.1 x 24.1 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb67d1c2-555f-4cee-8318-a7364d579e84
Record ID
NMAI_180563