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This updated edition of Volume 2 of the Photographic Guide catalogues the North American Indian baskets accessioned at the Peabody Museum between 1990 and 2004. Basket photographs and descriptions are grouped by geographic region and tribal affiliation. All catalogue information, including collection date, description of the basic technology used, provenience, function, materials, and maker, is specified when known. The guide serves as a valuable tool and stimulus for further research into North American Indian baskets, of which the Peabody Museum holds more than 3,000 examples.

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This second volume of the photographic guide to the Peabody's North American Basketry collection chronicles all baskets accessioned from 1885 to 1998. Also included is a comprehensive index to Volumes 1 and 2. ... Read more

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