Basket with cover
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Makah (attributed); collected from the Stikine Tlingit
label: Previous owner
content: Gush Tlein (Chief Shakes VI/Chief Shaikes), Tlingit
label: Collector
content: Judge Nathan Bijur, Non-Indian, 1862-1930
label: Previous owner
content: Judge Nathan Bijur, Non-Indian, 1862-1930
label: Previous owner
content: Lilly Prochownick Bijur (Mrs. Nathan Bijur), Non-Indian, 1867-1944
label: Previous owner
content: Harry Bijur (Harry Ash Bijur), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
label: Seller
content: Harry Bijur (Harry Ash Bijur), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been owned by Chief Shakes (probably Gush Tlein, Chief Shakes VI, who held the title Chief Shakes from 1878 until his passing in 1916) and acquired from members of the Shakes family by Judge Nathan Bijur (1862-1930), probably between 1905 and 1910; inherited by his widow Lilly Prochownick Bijur (1867-1944) and son Harry Ash Bijur (1887-1972); purchased by MAI from Harry Bijur in 1965.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Etolin Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Alexander Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Etolin Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Makah
label: See related items
content: Tlingit [Stikine]
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/5618
label: Barcode
content: 235618.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Basket with cover
label: Media/Materials
content: Cedar bark, bear grass
label: Techniques
content: Twined
label: Dimensions
content: 5 x 5 x 4.7 cm