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Object Number
2016.10.36
Display Title
Small covered sweetgrass basket with crimson-dyed splints
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Basket, cylindrical, red dyed splints woven with sweetgrass, fitted lid
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Penobscot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Sweetgrass , Splint wood , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 7.1 × 6 × 6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Andrew Weniger in Honor of Del & Nell Weniger
Provenance
Owner
Nell Kandis
Donor
Donated by
Andrew Weniger
(5/17/2016)
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