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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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