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Introduction

Sifting basket with handle, made using plaiting technique, decorated in orange and red loops around upper-center of basket

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

Techniques or Format

Made using plaiting technique, orange and red strands of fiber are looped in square patterns around middle of basket in decorative fashion

Condition: Good
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: UMMA13994
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: After 1933-07
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1933-07
Collection Narratives and Histories

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

GKS Reference Number: 26958
How to Cite this Item

University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, UMMA13994

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