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Object Number
19-8-10/87346
Display Title
Birch bark box cover ornamented with quill work
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, lid, birch, oval, polychrome quill decoration, star design
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
pre 1800
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
North America / Canada
North America / Canada
Materials
Birch, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 17.5 x 0.4 cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87346
Provenance
Collector
Grandfather of Ellen A. Stone
(1800)
Donor
Donated by
Ellen A. Stone
(1919)
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