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basket, sweetgrass
basket, sweetgrass
basket, sweetgrass
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Introduction
A small black ash and sweetgrass basket.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
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Materials
black ash; sweetgrass
Techniques or Format
Made of black ash splints warp, with sweetgrass weft. There is a black ash ribbon along the edge of the lid.
Other Notes
This type of basket was commonly found in a bigger basket, to hold sewing materials.
Provenance
Current Location:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
37-24-12
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1937
Collection Narratives and Histories
Mrs. David English Dallam
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25896
Record Creation Notes/Observations
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 5 2010.