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Box with quill ornamentation
Box with quill ornamentation
Object Number 34-139-10/3981
Display Title Box with quill ornamentation
Descriptions
Inventory Description Circular birch bark box with lid, polychrome quillwork, geometric design
Classification
  • Box
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nova Scotia
Materials Bark Quill Spruce root
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm (3 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-139-10/3981
Provenance
Donor Dr. Lombard C. Jones (1934 - 1934)

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