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Object Number
15-36-10/86263
Display Title
Oblong bag made of elaeagnus bark.
Descriptions
Object Description
Oblong bag. Made of elaeagnus bark. The ends are sewn up with hemp twine.
Inventory Description
Bag, mat-like construction in that the bag has been folded in half and the edges attached at the sides
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Bark fiber , Twined fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 39.5 × 78 × 1.1 cm (15 9/16 × 30 11/16 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86263
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller
James A. Teit
(?)
Collector
James A. Teit
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