Anishinaabe Plants UMMAA

Items

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  Cedar, Inner Bark

  Strips cut for practice making bag (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Cedar Strips

  Strips of cedar cut for bag (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Cedar, Inner Bark

  Inner bark of cedar (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Cedar, Inner Bark

  Same as 14007 with heavy bark stripped off (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Cedar Bark

  Cedar bark as stripped from tree for mat, Neil Boyer (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Black Ash Basket

  Basket made by Mrs. Lesage (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Birch Bark Sheets

  Two birch bark sheets from Mrs. William Joe Bell (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Birch Bark

  Birch bark from Mrs. William Joe Bell (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Quill Box

  Porcupine embroidered box from Mrs. William Bell (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Porcupine Quills

  Porcupine quills from Mrs. William Joe Bell, prepared stock, selected for large size (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Hickory Splints

  One lot of hickory splints. Collected from Levi Sturgeon (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Hickory Log with Splints

  Hickory log showing splint removal (from Jones' 1933 report)
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  Basket with Three Sections

  "Compound" basket, received from Mrs. George Shogonosh (from UMMAA catalog book).
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  Basket, dyed red

  Round basket with showing diaper twilled pattern (from Volney Jones' 1933 report).
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  Sieve Basket

  "Seive" basket, received from Mrs. Levi Sturgeon (from UMMAA catalog book).
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  Diagonal Weave Basket

  Basket made in a diagonal weave. Made by Mrs. Sturgeon (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Market Basket

  Market basket woven by Elizabeth Colwell (spelling in Jones' notes: Caldwell) -- dyed with Turkish dyes (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Shifting Basket

  Sifting basket made by Elizabeth Colwell (spelling in Jones' notes: Caldwell), daughter of Mrs. George Shogonosh. Bottom weaved on lap from above -- same weave as Mrs. Greenbird. Sides woven in usual way. Bottom is loose hexagonal weave, top is circular (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Game

  "Flying fish arrow" made by John Colwell, son-in-law of George Shogonosh. Made of shell bark hickory. Used in game -- each person having his own and throwing. Said to have also been used in hunting wild game, small game. Made with shaving horse and drawing knife -- sand papered (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  White Flour Corn

  Bought from Mrs. George Shogonosh. Said to be of an old type (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  White Flint Corn

  Flint corn bought from Mrs. George Shogonosh. Said to be of an old style (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Broom

  Broom made by Levi Sturgeon (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Hickory Mat

  One oval mat woven of hickory splints. Bottom is a solid woven base. Top side is fibrous, mostly natural but with occasional stripes dyed purple. Collected from Mrs. George Shogonosh. Won first prize at the Walpole Fair, 1932 (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Braided Hickory Splints

  Braided hickory splints for mat. Collected from Mrs. George Shogonosh (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).
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  Hickory Splints

  Hickory splints for weaving a mat. Collected from Mrs. George Shogonosh (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).