Wedding basket

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (attributed); used by the Diné (Navajo)

Previous owner

Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990

Wesley E. Latham, Non-Indian, 1905-1974

Donor

Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990

Collection History

Purchased by Elsie W. Latham (1905-1990) and her husband Wesley E. Latham (1905-1974) during vacations in the Southwest; bequeathed to NMAI by Elsie Latham.

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Date created

1900-1920

Catalog Number

25/3206

Barcode

253206.000

Object Type

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name

Wedding basket

Media/Materials

Sumac, aniline dye/dyes

Techniques

Dyed, coiled

Dimensions

31 x 6 cm

Place

New Mexico; USA (inferred)

See related items

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Diné (Navajo)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws678e4b004-a116-43d8-9044-e11c8af9582b

Record ID

NMAI_269100