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Basket of maple sugar
Object Number 06-32-10/66574
Display Title Basket of maple sugar
Descriptions
Object Description Basket of maple sugar. Grid design on one side, circles around. "Baked". Sewn shut. Possibly used for medicine.
Inventory Description Box, bark, floral quill deco, lid closed w/ cotton string, chipped, sugar inside
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date early 20th Century
Culture
  • Southeastern
  • Micmac?
  • Bois Forte?
  • Pottawatomie?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Bark, Quill, Thread, Maple sugar
Dimensions Overall: 5.3 x 8.4 x 4 cm (2 1/16 x 3 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66574
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Dealer Unknown (1906)

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