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Needlework basket
Maker
Mary Ann Prosper
InscriptionsLabel: Recto: MIC MAC ART and CRAFTS / P. O. Box 1228 / Truro, Nova Scotia / B2N 5N2 / 902-895-... We work with our hands
Verso: Coloured Work Basket / Mary Anne Prosper / Whycocomagh / N.S./ Mic Mac Arts and Crafts Society, Nova Scotia
Date
1975-1980
Medium / Technique
Ash splint, dye (aniline ?), sweetgrass
DimensionsHeight: 17 cm
Outside diameter: 28.8 cm
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Origin
Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia, Canada
Object NumberM2005.86.1.1-2
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. Victoria Dickenson
Status
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