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Sample of grass for basketry,
before 1883
Tlingit
PU 3985
Information
Title
Sample of grass for basketry
Dates
before 1883
Medium
Grass
Dimensions
bundle: l. 26.5 cm., diam. 4.7 cm. (10 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 3985
Place Collected
North America, Sheet'ká Ḵwáan (Sitka)
Marks/Labels/Seals
tag reads: Straw used in ornamentation of baskets Sitka, Alaska
Culture
Probably collected by John G. Brady on behalf of Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson 1878-1883; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885<br>
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