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Object Number
974-7-10/52159
Display Title
Mail bag (basket).
Descriptions
Object Description
Mail bag (basket). Wicker pouch, split ash, multicolored elements. Silver studs (not genuine) used decoratively, as well as for fastenings.
Inventory Description
Basket, pouch-like, polychrome weaved wicker, rim held together by metal buttons
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1907
Artist
Donald Sanipass
Artist
Mary Sanipass
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Aroostook County
/
Mapleton
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 36 x 0.4 cm (14 15/16 x 14 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-7-10/52159
Provenance
Collector
Carol Walsh
(1973)
Donor
Carol Walsh
(January, 1974)
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