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Elm bark vessel, negek-nagun, still used for collecting sap
Elm bark vessel, negek-nagun, still used for collecting sap
Object Number 04-23-10/64691
Display Title Elm bark vessel, negek-nagun, still used for collecting sap
Descriptions
Indigenous Term negek-nagun
Object Description Elm bark vessel, negek-nagun, still used for collecting sap
Inventory Description Dish, raw bark formed into boat shape, ends tied with fiber
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario / <County> / Walpole Island Reservation
Additional Geographic Terms Ontario, Southwestern
Materials Elm bark
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 56.5 x 25 cm (8 11/16 x 22 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64691
Provenance
Owner Mrs. Miskokomon (11/5-6/1904)
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (11/5-6/1904)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (12/30/1904)

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