Basket, Burden

Basket

Basket

Name/Title

Basket, Burden

Entry/Object ID

1986.49.03

Description

Native American Puget Sound burden basket, designed for collecting shellfish and clams. Mesh construction, dates c. 1850s and was part of the Hazard Stevens Collection (son of Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens). Measures 10 inches tall, and has diameter of approximately 9 1/2 inches.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Diameter

9-1/2 in