Mamie Gregory
Basket Jar with Butterflies

ArtistAmerican, 1867–1947
CultureTimbisha Shoshone (Panamint)
Titles
  • Basket Jar with Butterflies
Date1920s
PlaceDeath Valley, California, United States
MediumWillow, bull rush, and sumac
Dimensions5 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. diameter (15 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2017.251
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Curtright & Son Tribal Art (Jack Curtright), Tacoma, WA, by c. 1998]; Natalie Linn, Portland, OR, c. 1998; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
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