Puget Sound Baskets
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
(American, 1868 - 1952)
Engraver
John Andrew & Son
(American (founded 1869))
Datecopyright 1912
Mediumphotogravure on paper
Dimensions18 × 22 3/4 inches (45.7 × 57.8 cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 17 inches (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Other (Plate): 14 × 17 inches (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2013
Object number2013.2.9.18
ClassificationsPhotographs
Label TextCurtis found basketry to be an important industry among Puget Sound tribes. They made many baskets, including a water-tight style. Carrying water was one use for that basket. Food could be boiled in it. The basket was shaped with an oblong opening. The sides taper to the bottom. “Women of the Skokomish band . . . are especially skillful in weaving soft, flexible baskets.”
ProvenanceAcquired by subscription directly from the artist by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.[1]; purchased December 6, 2012 through (Christies, New York, New York,[2]) by (Arader Galleries, New York, New York); purchased June 10, 2013 through (Arader Galleries, New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | [1] This set was stored in the National Geographic Society’s archive housed in the Society’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. | [2] "The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration," December 6, 2012, Christie’s, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, sale 2603, lot 65
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