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Oval birch bark box and cover with quill decoration
Oval birch bark box and cover with quill decoration
Object Number 33-12-10/1378
Display Title Oval birch bark box and cover with quill decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Oval birch bark box w/ lid, polychrome quillwork, geometric design, red cloth tr
Classification
  • Box
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date pre 1832-1846
Culture
  • Micmac?
  • Huron?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine
Additional Geographic Terms Machias, east
Materials Bark, Cloth, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 15 x 11 cm (3 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-12-10/1378
Provenance
Collector Mary H. Stone (1832-1846)
Collector Rev. Thomas Treadwell Stone (1832-1846)
Donor Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder (February 15, 1933)

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