Basket

Culture/People
probably Kawaiisu (attributed)
Artist/Maker
Butter Breadth, Kawaiisu
Previous owner
Edwin L. McLeod (E. L. McLeod), Non-Indian, 1862-1908
Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957
Donor
Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (Homer Earle Sargent), Non-Indian, 1875-1957
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edwin L. McLeod (1862-1908, collector from Bakersfield, California); acquired by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased from her by Homer E. Sargent, Jr. (1875-1957) in 1908; donated to MAI by Homer Sargent in 1920.
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Place
Kern County; California; USA
See related items
Kawaiisu
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
10/1790
Barcode
101790.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Willow, bracken fern root
Techniques
Coiled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dae5e8bf-925b-43fd-9c17-c349fe8975e1
Record ID
NMAI_109932