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Basket, coiled sweetgrass, openwork band, birchbark bottom with quillwork design
Basket, coiled sweetgrass, openwork band, birchbark bottom with quillwork design
Object Number 75-11-10/8290.1
Display Title Basket, coiled sweetgrass, openwork band, birchbark bottom with quillwork design
Descriptions
Object Description 3 baskets made of sweet grass; 1 birchbark quill & fibre basket
Inventory Description Basket, coiled sweetgrass, openwork band, birchbark bottom with quillwork design
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Superior
Materials Sweetgrass, Vegetable fiber, Birchbark, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 18 x 14 cm (3 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75-11-10/8290.1
Provenance
Collector Henry Gillman (? - 1875)
Donor Henry Gillman (September 8, 1875)

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