Basket

Date created
circa 1850
Culture/People
Yuki
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
Central California; California; USA (inferred)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/6302
Barcode
186302.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Willow, hazel, quail feather/feathers
Techniques
Twined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cc928eed-ab99-46da-8f3f-6e2da2bcb0ba
Record ID
NMAI_199207