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Covered basket, made of grass and birch bark
Covered basket, made of grass and birch bark
Object Number 16-20-10/86726
Display Title Covered basket, made of grass and birch bark
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basket, coiled sweet grass, hinged lid with quillwork flowers on birch bark
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Sweetgrass, Birchbark, Quill, Grass
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 13 cm (2 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86726
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Emma Abbot Atwood
Donor Mrs. Emma Abbot Atwood (01/01/1916)

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