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Basket with Lid
between late 19th and early 20th century
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Native american
North american
Sweetgrass and ash splints
Overall: 8 1/8 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (20.6 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)
Baskets
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B4210
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Loose note: B-4210, Basket made of Ash Splints, yellow and white. Speciman of work by modern Indians. Reservation near Montreal, Canada
Provenance
between 1871-1895, acquired by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907
Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1907-present, bequeathed 1907 to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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possibly North American, Native American, Basket with Lid, between late 19th and early 20th century, sweetgrass and ash splints. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B4210.
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