Flared Rimmed Basket with Handle (Non-Traditional Form)
Aleksandra Kudrin Reinken, Unangax^, 1859/60 - 1909
Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected 1905
Wild rye grass (Elyleymus aleuticus), silk thread
Overall: 2 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (7.5 × 12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.9385
Geography
Place Made: Unalaska Island, Aleutins Islands, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Made by Aleksandra Kudrin Reinken (1859/60-1909; "Mrs. Adolf Rankin"), Unalaska for sale; sold to Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), Unalaska, Alaska, September, 1905; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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