Black Ash Splints, dyed brown

Title
Black Ash Splints, dyed brown
Rights
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Type
botanical
Creator
Bkejwanong/Walpole Island First Nation
Mrs. Levi (Winifred) Sturgeon
Date
1933-07-08
Description
Black Ash basket splints about 1/2 inch wide, dyed brown with Seal Brown Diamond Dyes. The dying of this material was observed. The strips were trimmed by hand with a pocket knife (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 102).
Place
Canada
Walpole Island, Ontario
Identifier
UMMAA 13949
Provenance
Volney Jones and Mrs. Hyman (Ada) Smith
Item sets
Anishinaabe Plants UMMAA
Media
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ot39pn83k3jzl9z/13949sm.jpg?dl=1

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