Basket
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Tolowa (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: William Randolph Hearst, Non-Indian, 1863-1951
label: Auction venue
content: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
label: Previous owner
content: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
label: Donor
content: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951, a newspaper magnate and collector); purchased at a 1963 auction of items from his collection held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast); donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Northern California; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Tolowa
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/1329
label: Barcode
content: 251329.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Basket
label: Media/Materials
content: Conifer root, hazel, bear grass
label: Techniques
content: Twined
label: Dimensions
content: 20.3 x 8.9 cm