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basswood bark
basswood bark
basswood bark
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Sample bundle of basswood bark or bash, boiled with wood ashes and partially shredded in preparation for bag or cord making. Collected by F.W. Waugh in the Summer of 1916 at Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island. Anishinaabe.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Date Made or Date Range:
Summer 1916
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Materials
basswood bark or bash
Techniques or Format
partially shredded, boiled with wood ashes in preparation for bag or cord making
Original and Subsequent Uses
used for bag or cord making
Dimensions:
16.7 × 13.2 × 0 cm
Condition:
Good (Nov. 1973)
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-G-309
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Summer 1916
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
Summer 1916
Collection Narratives and Histories
Collected by FW Waugh in Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Is.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25353
Approximate Place of Origin