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Basket trivet

Object Details

Collection History
Exhibited at the 8th Annual Alaska Festival of Native Arts, held at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art (Anchorage, Alaska) in 1973; purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Anchorage Museum in 1973; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Artist/Maker
Rosalie Peters, Yup'ik (Yupik)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Alaska Festival of Native Arts
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center (Anchorage Museum of History and Art/Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum)
Date created
1970
Object Name
Basket trivet
Media/Materials
Beach grass/Rye grass, dye/dyes, thread
Techniques
Braided, stitched
Dimensions
68.5 x 45.0 x 0.4 cm
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
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