Materials: | willow bark |
Dimensions: | L. approx. 9.5 m; W. approx. 1 m |
Date: | probably ca. 1885 |
Collected by: | Richard G. McConnell, Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, 1888 |
Catalogue Number: | CMCC VI-I-16 |
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