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Birchbark basket
Object Number 11-29-10/82928
Display Title Birchbark basket
Descriptions
Object Description Birchbark basket, etched design
Inventory Description Box, birch bark, square base, round rim, painted scroll design
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan
Materials Fiber, Birchbark, Wood, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 19 x 23 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 82928
Provenance
Collector Homer H. Kidder (1907)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder (1911)

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