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Object Number 15-18-10/86063
Display Title Birchbark box, ornamented with quillwork. Circular box with soft wood base pegge
Descriptions
Inventory Description Birch bark box with lid, cylindrical base, round top, dyed quill design
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date 1850
Culture
  • Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nova Scotia
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 19.6 x 19.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 86063
Provenance
Collector Unknown (? - 1915)

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