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Mortar Hopper


Lassik artist; or Nongatl artist, Mortar Hopper, ca. 1900, hazel, conifer root, and beargrass, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund, no known copyright restrictions, 40.35.9

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Title

Mortar Hopper

Artist

Nongatl artist (Nongatl)

Lassik artist (Lassik)

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

hazel, conifer root, and beargrass

Dimensions (H x W x D)

5 1/8 in x 14 in diam.

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

California

Great Basin

Baskets

Gathering, Preparation, and Serving

Object Type

basket

Cultural Group

Athabaskan

Tribe/Nation

Lassik

Nongatl

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund

Accession Number

40.35.9

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

Athapaskan

baskets

Californian Native American styles

Coniferophyta

filbert

grass

hoppers

root

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