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Image of Coiled cedar basket, Skokomish, ca. 1900
1972.5396
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Coiled cedar basket, Skokomish, ca. 1900

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This basket, although highly decorated, was well used for activities such as berry picking or food storage. It is made from cedar bark, cedar root, horsetail root, and beargrass.
ID Number: 1972.5396
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Basket; plant, grass, cedar; 7 in.H x 9 in.Diam
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON
Credit: MOHAI, 1972.5396. Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Bailey
Subjects: Indigenous Peoples, Visual Arts, Coast Salish Peoples

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