baleen basket with fossil whale bone base and whale fluke finial
United States basket
ca. 19913 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (8 x 11 x 16 cm)
Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk) Primary
Object Type:
basket
Creation Places:
North America, United States, Alaska
Medium and Support:
baleen
Credit Line:
Gift of Marian Powers
Accession Number:
2004.9.7
the finial is probably a vertebra. Fossil whalebone and unusual scale makes this rare
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