bowl

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Object Type
Museum number: Am2003,19.35
Description: Bowl made of sweetgrass and birch bark decorated with quillwork floral motif on the base.
Production date: 19thC (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: North America
Materials: sweet-grass; birch bark; porcupine quill
Technique: coiled; quillwork; basketry
Dimensions: Diameter: 13.50 - 15 centimetres; Height: 4 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Funder name: With contribution from: Heritage Lottery Fund; With contribution from: J P Morgan Chase; With contribution from: British Museum Friends; With contribution from: Art Fund (as NACF)
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 2003
Acquisition notes: The collection was purchased for £629,000 through the Heritage Lottery Fund (£479, 000); with contributions from B.M. Friends (£50, 000), J. P. Morgan Chase (£50,000), and National Arts Collection Fund (£50,000).
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am2003,19.35
Additional IDs: CDMS number: Am1977L1.35 (old CDMS no.); Miscellaneous number: 1879.36 (Stonyhurst College no.)

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