Context (Field collection)
Catalogue Card for 1944.144[.1-8]: 'C[collected by] the late C. G. Tebbutt, c.1900. d.d. [donated by] C. F. Tebbutt.'
Event Date 1900
Author: Remke Velden

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1944.144[.1-8]: 'Children's toy made of plaited birchbark basket work, in the shape of human & animal figures, shoes etc. Collector's label 'Toys made of birchbark by Lapp children.'
Event Date 1944
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Analysis)
Note authored by Mikel Utsi on catalogue card: "No such Lapp workmanship ever seen. But Swedes, eg. in Dalerna, sell plaited birch bark articles, and this looks like Swedish peasant work.' 14/6/47.
Event Date 14/6/1947
Author: Mark Elliott

Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in the Maudslay Hall, CUMAA, from 1990-2008
Event Date 1990
Author: Mark Elliott

Description (Physical description)
Children's toy made of plaited birch bark basket work, in the shape of a pair of shoes. The collector's label states that they were made by Lapp children.
Event Date 17/5/2016
Author: Remke Velden

Description (Physical description)
A pair of toy shoes, possibly made and used by children. Made of woven birch bark with rounded toe, flat sole and oval opening.
Event Date 3/3/2023
Author: Katrina Dring