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Quill-decorated birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); moose motif
Quill-decorated birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); moose motif
Object Number 995-29-10/73194B
Display Title Quill-decorated birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); 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 birch bark lid, moose decoration, sweet grass rim sewn w/ black thread
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date Late 20th century
Culture
  • Mohawk?
  • Ojibway?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Birchbark, Quill, Thread, Dye, Porcupine quill, Sweetgrass, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 x 18.4 x 10.3 cm (9/16 x 7 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73194B
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (01/01/1950-12/31/1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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