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Culture/People
Penobscot
Previous owner
Roger G. Kennedy, Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Frances Hefren Kennedy (Mrs. Roger G. Kennedy), Non-Indian
Donor
Roger G. Kennedy, Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Frances Hefren Kennedy (Mrs. Roger G. Kennedy), Non-Indian
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Black ash/brown ash splints, sweetgrass
Techniques
Braided, wicker-plaited
Dimensions
9.3 x 36.3 cm
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Place
Maine; USA (inferred)
Date created
1900-1940
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Roger G. Kennedy (former director of the National Park Service and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, 1926-2011) and his wife Frances Hefren Kennedy; donated to NMAI by Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy in 2011.