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Makah

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Makah, 1939

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Makah

Basket

Makah, 1939

Physical Qualities Cedar root, sedge grass, aniline dyes, 4 9/16 × 9 × 3 3/4 in. (11.6 × 22.9 × 9.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 1990.242
With horizontal bands of purple and orange at the top and bottom, center band of green with light tan triangles divided by horizontal orange line. Twined, plaited
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1990; Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore.
Katzenberg, Dena. And eagles sweep across the sky. Indian textiles of the North American West. Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977, cat. no. 23, p. 87

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