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Object Number 15-36-10/86296
Display Title Plaited rope of elaeagnus bark in natural color and dyed pink.
Descriptions
Object Description Plaited rope of elaeagnus bark in natural color and dyed pink.
Inventory Description Rope, red and natural plaited vegetable fiber cord, coiled and wrapped
Classification
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm (9 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86296
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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