Culture/People:
Karuk (Karok)
Object name:
Basket used with stone mortar for pulverizing acorns
Date created:
circa 1890
Place:
Klamath River; Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Siskiyou County; California; USA
Media/Materials:
Willow, conifer root, bear grass
Techniques:
Twined
Collection History/Provenance:
Collection history unknown; collected or purchased by George Heye before 1922; presumably given to his wife Thea Heye, who donated it to MAI in 1922.
Dimensions:
42.5 x 14.5 cm
Catalog number:
11/3548
This item is currently on view at NMAI, DC.
See it in the Hupa exhibit in the "Our Universes" gallery on the 4th floor
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