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Birchbark Box
Object Number 987-16-10/71175
Display Title Birchbark Box
Descriptions
Object Description Birchbark box. Decorated with white quillwork of x-motif of 8 or 9 equal sized quills held together by 3 hortizontal quills; and "pineapple" design of crosshatched quills. Hinged lid. Box held together by bunches of grass along edges sewn with black thread.
Inventory Description Box, square straight sides, attached lid, quilled geometric and thistle design
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date Early 20th century
Culture
  • Ottawa?
  • Southwestern Chippewa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States?
North America / Canada?
Materials Birchbark, Sweetgrass, Quill, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 17.7 x 4.8 cm (6 7/8 x 6 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-16-10/71175
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. James Hawks in memory of her husband, James Dudley Hawks II, Class of 1943
Provenance
Collector Edward Allerton Hawks (ca. 01/01/1910-01/01/1916)
Donor Mrs. James Dudley Hawks (9/23/1987)

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