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Birchbark vessel, possibly for cooking? Lid ties to vessel with hide (?) strips.
Birchbark vessel, possibly for cooking? Lid ties to vessel with hide (?) strips.
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
  • Tinne?
  • Kutchin?
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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