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Object Number
986-14-10/60041
Display Title
Basket
Descriptions
Object Description
Basket. Small round woven split ash basket. Braided sweet grass in a looped design on top. Slats dyed red with a berry stain.
Inventory Description
Basket, weaved reed, circular, lid has elaborate looped braided fiber cord decor
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1833-1867
Culture
- Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northeast; coastal
Materials
Ash Sweetgrass
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 18 x 0.4 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-14-10/60041
Provenance
Owner
James Neptune
(1984)
Collector
Byron Harvey, III
(1984 - 3/13/1986)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(1984 - 3/13/1986)
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