Birch bark basket. Basket is made from white bark on exterior, with a rectangular base from which sides flare widely upwards toward rim. Interior is made of a sheet of brown bark, which also covers the upper exterior sides. Rim is made of a thin branch, pink in colour, attached to the basket by bark wrappings. Corners of the basket are slit and stitched into place with willow thongs.

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• Type of Item basket
• Culture Gwich'in
• Material birch bark, willow wood, willow bark
• Measurements height 8.0 cm, width 34.0 cm, depth 24.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Sarah Malcolm
• Previous Owner Karen Gale, Robert Gale
• Received from Robert Gale, Karen Gale

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• Made in Eagle

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• Creation Date during 1979
• Ownership Date before August 15, 2016
• Acquisition Date on August 15, 2016

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3194/0016