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Cedar bark mat. Checker weave, dyed plaits.
Object Number 76-45-10/10219
Display Title Cedar bark mat. Checker weave, dyed plaits.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Gee-ca-nam-cum
Object Description Cedar bark mat. Checker weave, dyed plaits.
Inventory Description Mat, woven cedar, checkered pattern with dark brown dyed fiber
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Grande Portage Ojibwa
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan / Isle Royale
North America / United States / Michigan / Keweenaw County
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Superior
Materials Bark, Pigment?
Dimensions Overall: 199 x 109 x 0.5 cm (78 3/8 x 42 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Henry Gillman (01/01/1876)
Intermediary Henry Gillman (10/21/1876)

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