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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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| 969-2-10/49960.1 | Birchbark containers, one has etched floral motif |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
| 2018.18.3 | Mokuk |
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Canada
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