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Categories for the Description of Works of Art


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Native American basket

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: basket  
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Authority
Classification Terms:
          decorative arts
          Native American art
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Titles or Names Text: Small Seed or Water-Carrying Basket
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository
Free text
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Creation Creator Description: unknown Northern Paiute Free text
  Identity: unknown Northern Paiute
Role: basket maker
Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: ca. 1900
Earliest: 1895 Latest: 1905
Free text
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  Creation Place/Original Location: Walker River Reservation (Nevada, United States) Authority
Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Northern Paiute Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: unavailable Free text
Materials and Techniques Description: diagonal-twined partially peeled willow with horsehair handle Free text
  Material Names:  
         willow
         horsehair
Technique Names:
         twining
         weaving
Authority
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
         object (utilitarian)
         carrying
         storage
Authority
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC, United States)
Repository Number: 10/5314
Authority   Free text
Revised 28 August 2006