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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph album of baskets made by Dat-so-la-lee, 1922, 1931
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.10
- Dates:
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1922, 1931
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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49 PrintsAlbum :silver gelatin2 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of an album containing images of Washoe baskets made by Dat-so-la-lee. The photographs were probably made while the baskets were displayed by Mr. and Mrs. Cohn in the Kit Carson Curio Store in Carson City, Nevada in 1931. Notes in the album include dimensions and weight of the larger baskets, and unifying themes of the smaller baskets. There is also a portrait of Dat-so-la-lee, purportedly made in 1922 by "Mr. Curtis of Pasadena" (probably Edward. S. Curtis) for J. P. Morgan.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Dat-so-la-lee (Washoe) (circa 1829-1925, also known as Dabuda) was a maid in the house of Amy and Abe Cohn. The Cohns documented Dat-so-la-lee's baskets from 1895-1925 and sold most of them at their stores, including Cohn's Emporium.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 10, Photograph album of baskets made by Dat-so-la-lee, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
A brochure for the Emporium in Carson City, with information on Dat-so-la-lee, is available in the National Anthropological Archives in the Records of the Division of Ethnology, Department of Anthropology.
Location of Other Archival Materials
An additional portrait of Dat-so-la-lee is held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 59.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 10
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Washo Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Basin | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Baskets | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dat-so-la-lee, approximately 1829-1925 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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