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Birchbark containers, one has etched floral motif
Birchbark containers, one has etched floral motif
Object Number 969-2-10/49960.2
Display Title Birchbark containers, one has etched floral motif
Descriptions
Object Description Birchbark containers (spruce root stitching (?)) (the wider one has floral motif scratched into bark) measurements: 15 cm. x 12.5 cm., 14.5 cm. x ca. 14 cm.
Inventory Description Bowl, flat base,steep sides, sewn edges, plain birchbark
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Southwestern Chippewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Minnesota
Materials Birchbark, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 13 x 12 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-2-10/49960
Provenance
Collector Mr. Clyde G. Williams (before 01/01/1930)
Donor Dr. Stephen Williams (01/03/1969 or 12/01/1969)

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