Berry basket

Museum number:
2-13422
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
141 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.639
Description:
Made of birch bark; design in colored wool at top.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
St. Paul, Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Minnesota; Ramsey; St. Paul
Culture or time period:
Dakota
Collector:
Agnes Ruth Sengstacken
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Berry baskets (food storage)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1929
Context of use:
Probably a berry basket made by Sioux Indians.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5 inches, height 2 inches, and width 3 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Berry basket, accession number 2-13422, described as Made of birch bark; design in colored wool at top.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Berry basket, accession number 2-13422, described as Made of birch bark; design in colored wool at top.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Berry basket, accession number 2-13422, described as Made of birch bark; design in colored wool at top.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Berry basket, accession number 2-13422, described as Made of birch bark; design in colored wool at top.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Berry basket, accession number 2-13422, described as Made of birch bark; design in colored wool at top.

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