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Basket with cover  (Containers and Vessels)  "circa 1920"

Elizabeth Hickox (Lizzie Hickox/Elizabeth Conrad Hickox/Mrs. Luther Hickox), Karuk (Karok)/Wiyot, 1875-1947

Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian



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Time Period:

1910-1930

Materials:

Willow, maidenhair fern stem, bear grass

Techniques:

Twined, half-twist overlay

Dimensions:

7.3 x 3.9 cm

Cultures:

American Indians, California, Karuk (Karok), Native Americans, North America, Northern California

City:

Orleans (Orleans Bar)

County:

Humboldt County

State:

California

Country:

USA

Collection History:

Collected before 1930 by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Nicholson's assistant, Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI in 1971.

Source ID:

NMAI_262656

Catalog Number:

24/6946

Album Name:

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