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Miniature pack basket
Object Number 2018.18.19
Display Title Miniature pack basket
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature pack basket, signed "M P. Dennis, Abenaki from Odanak"
Inventory Description Basket, miniature pack basket, flat base, constricted neck, leather straps attached
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date 2005 or earlier
Artist M. P. Dennis
Culture
  • Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms Odanak, Centre-du-Québec region
Materials Splint wood Leather
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 × 10.1 × 7.9 cm (6 1/8 × 4 × 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2018.18.19; M.P. Dennis / Abenaki / from Odanak
Credit Line Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology)
Provenance
Collector Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh (2005)
Collector William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (2005)
Donor Donated by Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh (2005-11/29/2018)
Donor Donated by William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (2005-11/29/2018)

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