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<p>These baskets, like the others on display, probably were created to be sold to non-Indian collectors
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and tourists. The feathered basket, however, is based on an older type that was given as a treasured gift on various occasions, including ceremonies that marked the stages of life (birth, puberty, marriage, and so forth).</div>
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