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Object Number
995-29-10/73194A
Display Title
Quill-decorated birch bark basket with lid; moose motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Oval bent birch bark basket with flat lid. Lid trimmed with moose design in brown, red, and green porcupine quills. Basket trimmed with abstract design in blue and pink quills. Bundles of sweet grass sewn with black thread were coiled to make sides of lid, and attached to basket rim, just below rim (lid rest), and around bottom.
Dimensions: height with lid = 7 cm, length = 18.2 cm, width = 10.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Box, oval brich bark, dyed quill decoration on sides, sweet grass sewn w/ thread
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th century
Culture
- Ojibway?
- Mohawk?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 18.6 x 10.5 cm (2 7/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73194A
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-12/31/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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