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Object Number 05-19-10/64733
Display Title Pack basket, ska-mut. Used mainly for huckleberries.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Ska-mut
Object Description Pack basket, ska-mut. Used mainly for huckleberries.
Inventory Description Basket, rectangular, carved and bent wood rim, damaged
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Potawatomi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan / Calhoun County / Athens
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 25.2 x 39.3 cm (10 7/16 x 9 15/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64733
Provenance
Owner Mrs. Birch (03/04/1905)
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (03/04/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1905 - 01/01/1905)

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