Birchbark basket (part a) with decorated lid (part b). Basket is round with straight sides, base and rim separate pieces of bark that have been stitched on with root ties. A scalloped bark ring has been similarly stitched on, beneath the root-wrapped lip. Lid construction is similar to basket, with a strip of birch for rim and a top piece stitched on with root. Lid design is a flower pattern in an ‘x’ shape made from dyed root. Underside of lid has a birch lining, covering the bottom root stitches.

• Narrative

  Chipewyan peoples live in the region spanning the western Canadian Shield to the Northwest Territories, including northern parts of the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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• Type of Item basket
• Culture Chipewyan
• Material birch bark, grass, dye
• Measurements height 15.0 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 21.0 cm (part a) height 3.2 cm, width 20.1 cm, depth 20.5 cm (part b)

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• Previous Owner Turrall Adcock Moore
• Received from Turrall Adcock Moore

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• Made in Canada

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• Creation Date before 1970
• Collection Date during 1975
• Ownership Date before October 17, 2016
• Acquisition Date on October 17, 2016

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• Item Classes basketry
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3204/0012 a-b