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Object Number
995-29-10/73206B
Display Title
Fully-quilled birch bark basket (A) with lid (B); beaver and maple leaf motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Round bent birch bark lidded basket fully covered on visible portions with decorative quillwork in green, reddish brown and undyed (natural white) porcupine quills. Green maple leaf and reddish brown beaver against white background on lid, with decorative embroidery stitches (stem stitch, sheaf stitch, elaborated cross stitch) around circumference of top, and also around sides of lid and basket. Rims of basket and lid reinforced with bundles of sweet grass, sewn on with black or green cotton thread. Bundles of sweet grass sewn on with green cotton thread placed at top edge of lid, bottom edge of basket, and on side of basket to act as "lid rest."
Dimensions: height with lid = 6 cm, height to rim = 4.6 cm, diameter = 15.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Box, lid, birch bark, red/white quilled exterior w/ beaver and maple leaf motif
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th Century
Culture
- Southwestern Chippewa?
- Ojibwa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Great Lakes Region
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 16.3 x 16.5 cm (1 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73206B
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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