Basket with cover

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Date created: 1860-1890

Culture/People: probably Penobscot (attributed)
Previous owner: Peabody Museum of Salem (Peabody Essex Museum)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem (now the Peabody Essex Museum); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Peabody Museum in 1916.
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Place: Salem; Essex County; Massachusetts; USA

See related items: Penobscot; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/8158
Barcode: 058158.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket with cover
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints, paint
Techniques: Swabbed, plaited, wicker-plaited

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61cf0ddcf-7762-42f6-b439-b0efb8a4580a

Record ID: NMAI_62710