Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Dr. Jay B. Nash (1886-1965, a pioneer in the study of physical education and Chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union's Committee on Indian Civil Rights) and Gladys Nash (1892-1972); inherited by their daughter Janet Nash Silver (1917-2009); donated to MAI by Janet Nash Silver in 1984.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Hopi [Second Mesa]
- Previous owner
- Dr. Jay B. Nash (Jay Bryan Nash), Non-Indian, 1886-1965
- Gladys Nash (Mrs. Jay B. Nash), Non-Indian, 1892-1972
- Janet Nash Silver, Non-Indian, 1917-2009
- Donor
- Janet Nash Silver, Non-Indian, 1917-2009
- Object Name
- Basket
- Media/Materials
- Galleta grass, yucca fiber
- Techniques
- Dyed, coiled
- Dimensions
- 33 x 19.5 cm
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
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