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Object Number
94-38-10/52507
Display Title
Birchbark scroll, with scenic border (pencilled) of scenes of native life & eccl
Descriptions
Object Description
Birchbark scroll, with scenic border (pencilled) of scenes of native life & ecclesiastical motifs. Center of scroll contains handwritten text of an address offered by the chief, now dead, of the Montangais Indians of Betsiamites, to the Apostolic Delegate, M. Counoy, on the occasion of his visits to the tribe.
Inventory Description
Drawing, pencil on birchbark, village and wildreness scenes surrounding text
Classification
- Art 2-D
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1867-1894
Culture
- Betsiamites
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms
Betsiamites
Materials
Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 61.5 x 39.5 x 9 cm (24 3/16 x 15 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
94-38-10/52507
Provenance
Collector
Pere Charles Arnaud
(1892)
Intermediary
Archibald R. Tisdale
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.35423 | Birchbark scroll, with scenic border |
Photographic
|
Quebec
| |
| 37-131-60/2986A | Scroll |
Painting
|
Tibet
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Photograph
| 2004.24.22086 | Photograph |
Minnesota
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Photograph
| 2004.24.22085 | Photograph |
Minnesota
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Photograph
| 2004.24.22087 | Photograph |
Minnesota
| ||
| 37-131-60/2986R | Scroll |
Painting
|
Tibet
| |
| 37-131-60/2986H | Scroll |
Painting
|
Tibet
| |
| 37-131-60/2986L | Scroll |
Painting
|
Tibet
| |
| 11-29-10/82928 | Birchbark basket |
Box
|
Michigan
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Aymara Indians of Chucuito, Peru, 2 reels plus originals, 16 mm film
| 982-19-00/1.2 | Aymara Indians of Chucuito, Peru, 2 reels plus originals, 16 mm film |
Chucuito
| ||
| 39-118-10/18670 | Birch bark canoe |
Canoe
|
Maine
| |
| 37-131-60/2986K | Scroll |
Painting
|
Tibet
|