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Introduction

Basket with handle, dyed with commercial synthetic dyes, made of black ash splint

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

According to original catalogue record, basket is made by a Chippewa individual from Walpole Island, Ontario

Place of Origin: Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation)
Date Made or Date Range: Before 1946
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Original catalogue record

Materials

Black ash splint, commercial synthetic dyes

Techniques or Format

Frame basket

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

Original catalog record says the basket was collected in 1946

Current Location: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: UMMA24533
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1952-12-18
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1946
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Volney Jones from Walpole Island, Ontario in 1946, donated to the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology in December of 1952

GKS Reference Number: 27224
How to Cite this Item

University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, UMMA24533

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