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ProvenancePublic auction, Seattle, Washington; Natalie Fay Linn, Portland, Oregon
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.185.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 303.
Culture
Klickitat
Basket
Datec. 1890
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/8 × 13 3/4 in. (39.1 × 34.9 cm)
Object numberT0521
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextKlickitat women are well known for their great skills in basketry. The technique they used to embellish the basket surface is called imbrication. As seen here, decorative fibers such as cedar root, cherry bark and horsetail root bark are folded and sewn down to the coiled structure. The looped rim is an additional design choice.ProvenancePublic auction, Seattle, Washington; Natalie Fay Linn, Portland, Oregon
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.185.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 303.
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