Object Details
Culture/People
Washoe (Washo)
Previous owner
Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)
Seller
Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)
Seller agent
Abe Cohn (Abram Cohn), Non-Indian, 1859-1934
MAI agent
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition (1924-1927)
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased in 1924 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) from Cohn's Emporium (Carson City, Nevada), an Indian arts and basket store operated by Abe Cohn (1859-1934), during the Mark Raymond Harrington Nevada Expedition.
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Catalog Number
13/3912
Barcode
133912.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket
Media/Materials
Willow, bracken fern root
Techniques
Coiled
Place
Nevada; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_143581