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Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth

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Makah or Nootka, 1900

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Basket

Makah or Nootka, 1900

Physical Qualities Cedar bark, grass, 1 5/16 x Diam. 2 7/16 in. (3.4 x 6.2 cm.)
Credit Line Gift from the Estate of Mrs. Edward C. True
Object Number 1950.157
Depicting whales and boats
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1950; Estate of Mrs. Edward C. True.
Dena S. Katzenberg, "And Eagles Sweep Across the Sky," BMA, Sept. 18 - Nov. 13, 1977, p. 86, no. 16.

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