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Object Number
35-108-10/4983
Display Title
Birchbark vessel, possibly for cooking? Lid ties to vessel with hide (?) strips.
Descriptions
Object Description
Birchbark vessel, possibly a cooking vessel? Lid ties to vessel with hide (?) strips. (no measurements)
Inventory Description
Lidded bowl, oval, triangular design at base, mulitcolored fiber rim, leather ti
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kutchin?
- Tinne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Yukon, Upper
Materials
Birchbark, Leather, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 29 x 36.5 cm (7 1/2 x 11 7/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
4983
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1935
Provenance
Collector
Samuel J. Guernsey
(10/29/1935)
Agent
Samuel J. Guernsey
(11/2/1935)
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