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"Fancy" basket [a] with cover [b] made of ash splints. Basket is cylindrical in shape with rows of twisted splint decoration along the top and bottom edges and on the cover.
baskets (containers)
ash (wood)
Basket
826.13
Possibly Penobscot people (Maker)
Northern New England
5 (H), 6 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Julianne Mehegan
2013.88.13AB
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