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Introduction

Splint basket, plaited, blue and decorated in red and yellow loops of splint

Nation of Maker: American
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

According to original catalogue record, basket comes from Walpole Island, Ontario

Place of Origin: Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation)
Date Made or Date Range: Before 1934-08
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Original catalogue record

Materials

Black ash splint

Techniques or Format

Plaited, decorated in loops

Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

According to original catalogue record, basket was collected in August of 1934

Current Location: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: UMMA14680
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: Unknown
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1934-08
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Volney Jones from Walpole Island, Ontario on museum expedition in 1934

GKS Reference Number: 25008
How to Cite this Item

University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, UMMA14680

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