Basket-covered bottle
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been owned by General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891); inherited by Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941) or other family members; subsequently inherited by General Sherman's granddaughter, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959); donated to MAI by Eleanor Sherman Fitch in 1943.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 20/6229
- Barcode
- 206229.000
- Culture/People
- Makah
- Previous owner
- General William Tecumseh Sherman, Non-Indian, 1820-1891
- P. Tecumseh Sherman (Philemon Tecumseh Sherman), Non-Indian, 1867-1941
- Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959
- Donor
- Eleanor Sherman Fitch, Non-Indian, 1876-1959
- Object Type
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
- Object Name
- Basket-covered bottle
- Media/Materials
- Cedar bark, bear grass
- Techniques
- Twined
- Dimensions
- 18 x 13 x 4.5 cm
- Place
- Washington; USA
- See related items
- Makah
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
- Record ID
- NMAI_220311
