Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Lummi (attributed)
- Donor
- Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
- Previous owner
- Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012
- Date created
- 1985-2010
- Object Name
- Basket
- Media/Materials
- Cedar bark, bear grass
- Techniques
- Twined
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 8.0 x 5.6 cm
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
