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Object Number
39-99-10/18609
Display Title
Covered wooden box, decorated with bark and quill work
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, wood, square, polychrome quill decoration
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Dorchester
Materials
Wood Quill Spruce root
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 15 x 0.6 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-99-10/18609
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Francis J. Moors
(?)
Collector
Mrs. Francis J. Moors
(?)
Donor
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(October 25, 1939)
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