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Unangax̂ (Aleut)

Basket

Aleut, 1867-1899

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Unangax̂ (Aleut)

Basket

Aleut, 1867-1899

Physical Qualities Wild rye, wool, 9 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (23.5 × 19 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Harry B. Dillehunt, Jr., in Memory of her Husband
Object Number 1978.60.18
Twined. Wild rye and wool yarn. Cylindrical basket with lid. Red and blue vertical stripes of paired lines and geometric figures on a tan ground.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift; Mrs. Harry B. Dillehunt, Jr.
Katzenberg, D. S., & Baltimore Museum of Art. "And eagles sweep across the sky": Indian textiles of the North American West : [exhibition]. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977:81
Sotheby's, "Fine American Indian Art," New York, 1983, ill 271-272.
Sotheby's, "American Indian, African, and Oceanic Art," New York, April 29-30, 1983, ill 132.
Sotheby's, "Fine American Indian Art," New York, October 22-24, 1983, ill 361, 362.
Sotheby's, "Fine American Indian Art," New York, April 24, 1982, ill 273.
Christie's, "Pre-Columbian, American Indian, Tribal Art and Antiquities," New York, November 25, 1985, p 70, ill 202.
Maxwell, James A., ed, "America's Fascinating Indian Heritage," Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c1978.

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