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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)
1900–25
about 1880s
first half of 19th century
first half of 19th century
Third quarter 19th century
before 1916
mid to late 19th century