Black Ash Splints, dyed yellow
Name
Black Ash Splints, dyed yellow
Type
botanical
Creator
Bkejwanong/Walpole Island First Nation
Mrs. Levi (Winifred) Sturgeon
Spatial Coverage
Canada
Walpole Island, Ontario
Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
1933-07-07
Description
Narrow black ash basket splints cut with a stripper by Mrs. Sturgeon. The strip from which they were cut had been previously dyed with a dye said to be Diamond brand, yellow. The dyeing process was not observed (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes, Field no. 100).
Identifier
UMMAA 13948
Collector
Volney Jones and Mrs. Hyman (Ada) Smith
UM holding institution
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Item sets
- Anishinaabe Plants UMMAA
- Site pages
- Sturgeon Family
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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Melon Basket |