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Object Number
2004.29.944
Display Title
Basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Massachusetts. Found in possession of Mrs. Edwin D. Vanderhoop, a GAy Head Indian of Gay Head, Mass. This is undoubtedly an old New England Indian type. The carrying strap is broken and the portion which passed across the forehead is missing. 12'' high 11'' diameter."
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Household
Subject
- Basket
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Wampanoag
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Dukes County
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Gay Head
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 14.61 cm (5 x 5 3/4 in.)
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