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Basket
late 19th century
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Native american
Tlingit
Spruce root
Overall: 7 7/8 × 9 inches (20 × 22.9 cm)
Baskets
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mrs. Francis H. Elmore in memory of Mr. Francis H. Elmore
1997.29
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
"Gottschall" collection
auctioned (Sotheby's). 1940s or early 1950s, purchased by Francis Hapgood Elmore (died 1994?) and Antoinette M. Elmore (Grand Valley, Arizona, USA)
1997-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Tlingit, Native American, Basket, late 19th century, spruce root. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Francis H. Elmore in memory of Mr. Francis H. Elmore, 1997.29.
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