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Object Number
38-44-10/12744
Display Title
Grass basket with center band of bark; porcupine quill decoration.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Jar with knobbed lid and 2 handles, broken, center band of bark and quills
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
pre 1808
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Materials
Fiber, Thread, Bark, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 19 x 12 cm (7 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
38-44-10/12744
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(01/01/1888-01/01/1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(05/02/1938)
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