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Elm bark tray
Object Number 03-32-10/62695
Display Title Elm bark tray
Descriptions
Object Description Elm bark tray. Used by grandmother of Silverheels to mix corn bread. Letter from M. Raymond Harrington to F. W. Putnam, July 1st, 1903: "elm bark tray for mixing cornbread ($0.75)" (X-file 03-32). Object may possibly be part of corn preparation series.
Inventory Description Tray, bark base, squared, splitting, attached to wood rim with bark strips
Classification
  • Tray
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York / Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials Bark, Wood, Elm bark
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 51 x 44 cm (3 15/16 x 20 1/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62695
Provenance
Owner Thomas Silverheels (06/01/1903-07/01/1903)
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (06/01/1903-07/01/1903)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (01/01/1903)

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