About the Artwork
Satchel
mid 19th century
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Native American
North american
Birch bark, porcupine quills, grass, dye and cotton seamtape
Overall: 13 × 8 × 6 1/4 inches (33 × 20.3 × 15.9 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mrs. Orville H. Ehnes
50.249
Public Domain
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Janet E. Ehnes (Detroit, Michigan, USA);1950-present, given 1950 to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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North American, Native American, Satchel, mid 19th century, birch bark, porcupine quills, grass, dye and cotton seamtape. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Orville H. Ehnes, 50.249.
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