E0602: Winnebago- Basket

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0602

Classification Category:

7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container

Marks/Labels:

TAG: "Belle Stacy, 13 yrs, Winnebago, 4th grade."

Materials:

botanical ➔ fiber

Dimensions:

9 cm W
16.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Created by 13 year old Winnebago student of the Wittenberg Indian School, donated to Luther College ca. 1955.

Production Date:

pre-1955

Use/Function:

LCEC Research Files, Stella Peterson Interview 3/1/1989 states that the students sold baskets to pay for school tuition.

Source Locality:

Wittenberg, Wisconsin, USA

Acquisition Date:

1955

Description:

A cylindrical, woven basket with a lid. Made by a 13 year old Winnebago girl at Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin. Baskets were often sold to help support student tuition to the school.

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