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Miniature Basket
Miniature Basket
Datec. 1875-1900
MediumNatural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin W. Arnold, Class of 1866; Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.479
Not on view
DescriptionBasket with gold design. Elements of sewing remain on this basket to indicated the earlier presence of handles.
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Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 26, illus. 33).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. late 1800s, definitely by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Arnold.
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 33, illus. 33.
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on bottom: NANW 20; E6
Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.478
Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.477
Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.483
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.481
Image Not Available for Basket
Basket
Date: c. 1850-75
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root; natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.482
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Rattle Lid Basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.474a-b
Rattle Lid basket
Rattle Lid basket
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.475a-b
Rattle Lid Basket
Rattle Lid Basket
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.476a-b
Photograph by Dave Revette
Place Mat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root, natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.493
Place Mat
Place Mat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.491
Basketry Covered Glass Bottle with Lid
Basketry Covered Glass Bottle with Lid
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root, natural and dyed grass, and a glass bottle
Object number: 1984.489a-b
Place Mat
Place Mat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.490