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Object Number
94-38-10/62332
Display Title
Birchbark box and cover. Animals on base - loon or cormorant.
Descriptions
Object Description
Birchbark box and cover. Animals on base - loon or cormorant.
Inventory Description
Box with lid, rectangular base, folded birchbark, incised curvilinear deco
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1790
Culture
- Micmac
- Malecite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
New Brunswick
Additional Geographic Terms
Indian village
Materials
Birchbark Fiber Split root Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 9.2 x 6 cm (2 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
62332
Provenance
Owner
Thomas Thomas
(1892)
Collector
Archibald R. Tisdale
(1892)
Donor
Archibald R. Tisdale
(1892 - 1894)
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