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Object Number
995-29-10/74593
Display Title
Bitten birch bark floral pattern design
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular piece of white birch bark with floral design. Traditional design made through biting, although another technique may have been used in this example. See notes/histories- attribution.
Inventory Description
Impressed birch bark, floral design, square withfold lines
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Late 20th Century
Culture
- Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New York
Materials
Birchbark
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 13.5 x 0.1 cm (5 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74593
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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