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Feather basket

Date1920-1940
Mediumcoiled willow (Salix hindsiana) and sedge (Carex barbarae) with clamshell disc beads (Saxidomus nuttalli), abalone shell pendants (Haliotis rufescens), quail topknots (Callipepla californica), Acorn Woodpecker feathers (Melanerpes formicivorus), Western Meadowlark feathers (Sturnella neglecta), cotton string
Dimensions4 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (11.4 × 19.1 × 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsBasketry
Credit LineGift of Harrison Eiteljorg
Object number1991.16.3
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Umbilical cord case
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Museum Info

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Sunday:
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500 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204