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Object Number
17-16-10/87065C
Display Title
Carrying basket, plaited.
Descriptions
Object Description
Carrying basket, plaited.
Object Description
Feather ornament –
Piece of wood or reed wrapped with white commercial heavy thread with an over wrapping of yellow embroidery cotton – two feather “fluffies” bound in at the bottom. (it is possible that this is not original to the basket. P.L.C.)
Inventory Description
Basket, woven fiber, round body, cylindrical, woven cordage strap
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Algonquian
- Mashpee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Barnstable County
/
Barnstable
Materials
Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Max. dia. ca. 41 cm, max. ht. ca. 42 cm.
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Lombard C. Jones
(1892)
Donor
Dr. Lombard C. Jones
(1917)
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