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mat, rush
mat, rush
mat, rush
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Introduction
A small Anishinaabe woven rush mat with coloured striped motifs collected by Gottschall near Leech Lake, Minnesota. Acquired by the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1937.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Date Made or Date Range:
1880s-1910s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Museum documentation.
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Materials
rush, natural and dyed yellow, purple and magenta.
Techniques or Format
Made from twilled rush, some dyed.
Motifs and Patterns
Crosswise bands.
Dimensions:
28 × 25 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
L85-477
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1937
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Amos H. Gottschall
Collection Narratives and Histories
Collected by Amos H. Gottschall near Leech Lake, Minnesota. Acquired by the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1937.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25462
Record Creation Context
GRASAC site research visit by Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips and William Wierzbowski (curator) on December 2, 2009
Approximate Place of Origin