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Title	Basket
Artist	Artist Unknown (Qwiqwidicciat (Makah))
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259

Basket, Artist Unknown (Qwiqwidicciat (Makah))

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Basket: Gallery Label - Current

Living on the northwest coast where fish and plants are plentiful, the Qwiqwidicciat made baskets for storing berries, carrying wood, and catching fish. Baskets, often depicting nature's images, also served as currency.

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Medium:

Basketry (Do Not Use) | Woven grass

Size:

2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.08 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, United States, Northwest Coast region

Culture:

Qwiqwidicciat (Makah), North America, United States, Northwest Coast region

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

miniature basket

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Stanley H. Brackett

Accession Number:

75.13.2

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Basket

Artist Unknown (Qwiqwidicciat (Makah))

20th century