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Object Number 974-7-10/52153
Display Title Ash splint basket, plainweave. Large potato basket type. Handles on sides & lid.
Descriptions
Object Description Ash splint basket, plainweave. Large potato basket type. Handles both sides, and on lid. Natural color.
Inventory Description Basket and lid, plain woven woodsplint, 2 handles on shoulders, 1 on lid
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1970
Artist Mary Sanipass
Artist Donald Sanipass
Culture
  • Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Aroostook County / Mapleton
Materials Ash
Dimensions Overall: 66 x 54 x 45 cm (26 x 21 1/4 x 17 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 974-7-10/52153
Provenance
Collector Carol Walsh (1973)
Donor Carol Walsh (January, 1974)

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