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Rushes used for mat making
Rushes used for mat making
Object Number 09-8-10/75052
Display Title Rushes used for mat making
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of rushes, roots attached, tied with cotton string
Classification
  • Plant fiber
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan
Additional Geographic Terms Michigan, Northern
Materials Rush
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 8.7 x 6.2 cm (14 x 3 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75052
Provenance
Collector Rev. J. W. Millar (?)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1909)

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