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Introduction

Comb basket made with purple sweetgrass strands, made with multi-directional plaiting technique

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 1933-07
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Original catalogue record

Materials

Sweetgrass

Techniques or Format

Made with multi-directional plaiting technique

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

According to original catalogue record, basket was collected in July of 1933

Current Location: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: UMMA13980
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: Unknown
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1933-07
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Volney Jones from Walpole Island, Ontario in July of 1933

GKS Reference Number: 26140
How to Cite this Item

University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, UMMA13980

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