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Introduction

Group of three baskets woven from strips of white cedar bark. Anishinaabeg, from Fish River. Collected in 1856 by Henry Christy and donated to the British Museum between 1860 and 1869.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Stylistic characteristics.

 

Place of Origin: Whitefish River First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 19 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Made of dark and light strips of white cedar bark. They have been woven together to create checkerboard pattern.

Other Notes
Dimensions: 23 × 17 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Henry Christy collected the baskets in 1856.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am,St.778.a-c
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1860s
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Henry Christy
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1856
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Henry Christy from Fish River in 1856. Donated to the British Museum between 1860 and 1869.

GKS Reference Number: 26693
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabeg artist, bags. Currently in the British Museum, Am,St.778.a-c. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26693.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Alan Corbiere (AC), Jonathan King (JK), Henrietta Lidchi (HL), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Anne De Stecher (AS), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

46.0507, -81.7478

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