Object Details
Collector
Herbert W. Krieger
Donor Name
Herbert W. Krieger
Notes
PROVENIENCE NOTE: SPEDIS WAS THE PRINCIPAL OLD SETTLEMENT OF THE WISHRAM, LYING 9 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF WISHRAM, ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER ACROSS FROM THE DALLES.
From card: "Constructed by folding and bending long strips of coarse cedar bark so as to form a cylinder with deeply concave bottom with flaring bilateral points. The open top strip ends are reinforced with wrapped strips of cedar bark. Improvides side loops for suspension. Concave bottom fits the flexed arm. Bilaterally sewn at sides."
Record Last Modified
11 Dec 2014
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Wishram
Accession Date
23 Aug 1935
Accession Number
135869
USNM Number
E374062-0
Object Type
Basket
Place
Spedis, Klickitat County, Washington, United States, North America
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8412998