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Plaited Cedar Bark Harpoon Bag
Plaited Cedar Bark Harpoon Bag

Plaited Cedar Bark Harpoon Bag

Dateca. 1900
Maker Makah
Label TextWhaling gear was stored in uniquely-shaped plaited, checker-weave baskets woven of cedar bark strips. Such baskets were kept in canoes, readily available to hunters should a whale be spotted.
Object number91.30
Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions28 1/2 x 23 in. (72.39 x 58.42 cm)
MediumRed cedar bark
Image Not Available for Harpoon cover
Harpoon cover
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 2006.24
piku ?u ?is lukwidab (basket with lid)
piku ?u ?is lukwidab (basket with lid)
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 92.115
Basketry-covered glass bottle
Basketry-covered glass bottle
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 92.116
Trinket Basket with Lid
Trinket Basket with Lid
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.26
Piku ?u ?is lukwidab
Piku ?u ?is lukwidab
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.27
piku?u (wrapped twined basket)
piku?u (wrapped twined basket)
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.28
Basketry-covered light globe
Basketry-covered light globe
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.29
Piku ?u ?is lukwidab (Large lidded basket),
Piku ?u ?is lukwidab (Large lidded basket),
Makah
ca. 1910
Object number: 86.90
Cedar bark neck rings
Cedar bark neck rings
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 91.1.14
Red cedar bark neck ring
Red cedar bark neck ring
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.1.15
Red cedar bark neck ring
Red cedar bark neck ring
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.1.16
Red cedar bark neck ring
Red cedar bark neck ring
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1930
Object number: 91.1.17