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Small bag
Object Number 90-17-50/49302
Display Title Small bag
Descriptions
Object Description Small bag. Archival label attributes bag to Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, Wampanoag, (c. 1644-1666), first Indigenous graduate of Harvard College, Class of 1665.
Inventory Description Bag, woven, palm/grass fiber, brown and tan striped, zig-zag top, rounded base, repairs
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Fiber , Dye , Plant fiber (palm or grass fiber)
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 12.5 x 0.2 cm (8 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49302
Credit Line Gift of the American Antiquarian Society, 1890
Provenance
Donor American Antiquarian Society (1890)

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