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Nest of twelve baskets
Nest of twelve baskets

Nest of twelve baskets

1860–1900
Object PlaceQuebec, Canada
Medium/TechniqueBirch bark, porcupine quills, spruce root
Dimensions5.08 cm (2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Judith C. Herdeg in memory of her grandparents, United States Senator Marcus A. and Mrs. Ethel Warren Coolidge
Accession number1991.1019a-l
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1954, purchased in Massachusetts by Judith C. Herdeg, Mendenhall, PA; 1991, gift of Judith C. Herdeg to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1992)
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1850
Restricted: For reference only
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1900–50
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