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Object Number
986-14-10/60048
Display Title
Baby carrier
Descriptions
Object Description
Baby carrier. Plain woven, deep, rectangular basket with curved corners. Half hhod over one end. Decorated with wood strips dyed pink and green in chain-like loops and woven onto the exterior of the basket. A natural color loop strap decorates middle of hood.
Inventory Description
Baby carrier, recatngular with arched top, weaved, polychrome bark strips
Classification
- Baby Carrier
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1985
Artist
James Neptune
(1985 - 1985)
Culture
- Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Penobscot County
/
Indian Island
/
Old Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 60 x 72 x 2.6 cm (23 5/8 x 28 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-14-10/60048
Provenance
Collector
Byron Harvey, III
(1985 - 3/13/1986)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(1985 - 3/13/1986)
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