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Birch Bark Basket
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- Description
- Large birch bark basket. Round opening with a squarish bottom. The bottom is formed by folding and then stitching with light brown spruce roots. The stiching pattern (present on opposite sides is in an upside down why shape. There appears to be one repair stitch near the top of the basket on one si…
- Category
- DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- CONTAINER
- Description
- Large birch bark basket. Round opening with a squarish bottom. The bottom is formed by folding and then stitching with light brown spruce roots. The stiching pattern (present on opposite sides is in an upside down why shape. There appears to be one repair stitch near the top of the basket on one side. Spruce root stiching along the top rim. Brown predominently but with lines of black framing this stitching. No pattern on the outside of the basket but several marks as if it has come into contact with something. The walls of the basket are hard and sturdy.
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- Height
- 26
- Diameter
- 29
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Diameter is 27cm by 29cm as the basket's opening is slightly oval shaped.
- Accession No.
- 2016.5.6
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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