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Artist
Unknown (Makah)
Title
Trinket Basket
Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Twined and plaited bear grass, sedge, and cedar bark
Dimensions
2 x 3 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Van Zelst
Accession No.
1984.124a-b
Classification
Basketry
Geography
United States

Related

1971, sold by Fred Rosenstock (Denver, CO) to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Van Zelst (Glenview, IL); November 1984, gifted to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Gordon, Beverly and Melanie Herzog. "American Indian Art: The Collecting Experience," Elvehjem Museum of Art, exh. cat., 1988. p. 25, no. 27

  • American Indian Art: The Collecting Experience: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 5/7/1988–7/3/1988

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