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Miniature quilled birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); cherry motif
Miniature quilled birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); cherry motif
Object Number 995-29-10/73197B
Display Title Miniature quilled birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); cherry motif
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature quilled birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); cherry motif
Inventory Description Box, lid, birch bark, quilled around sides and top with cherry design, sweet gra
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date Late 20th Century
Culture
  • Southwestern Chippewa?
  • Ojibwa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Great Lakes Region
Materials Birchbark, Porcupine quill, Sweetgrass, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 5.5 x 0.2 cm (9/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73197B
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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