Basket

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Culture/People: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Previous owner: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Seller: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1927.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/6695
Barcode: 156695.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Cedar bark
Techniques: Plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6df8aae75-c438-4f31-847c-ce21a6081e2d

Record ID: NMAI_167954