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Basket
between late 19th and early 20th century
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Native American
Seminole
Sweetgrass and thread
Overall: 2 3/8 × 8 1/8 × 8 1/8 inches (6 × 20.6 × 20.6 cm)
Baskets
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B5300
Public Domain
Markings
Black paint on bottom: B-5003
Provenance
between 1871-1900, acquired by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907; Detroit, Michigan, USA);1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Seminole, Native American, Basket, between late 19th and early 20th century, sweetgrass and thread. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B5300.
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