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Artist Karen Cumberland (North American Indian, Athabascan)
MediumBirch bark, spruce root, and dyed porcupine quills
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 4 1/2 × 5 inches (10.16 × 11.43 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith
Object number2025.90.10
SignedHandwritten in black ink on bottom of the basket exterior: "Karen Cumberland (Kotchea) Ft. Liard, N.T."
On View
Not on view
DescriptionBirchbark lidded basket with a floral quilled design on topProvenance

Collection of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith;

With America Meredith, Norman, Oklahoma;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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overall with tab closed
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overall
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overall
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Bag
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Pair of Moccasins
ca. 1830
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overall
ca. 1800
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overall oblique
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Calumet Stem
ca. 1780-1820
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