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Object Number
37-40-10/6639
Display Title
Decorated bark box
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box with lid, birch bark, octogon shaped, floral quilled designs, faded, damaged
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Materials
Birchbark, Quill, Thread, Pine needle
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 9 x 9 cm (2 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
37-40-10/6639
Provenance
Collector
Tappan Family
Donor
Robert A. Tappan
(5/3/37)
Donor
Edward Tappan
(5/3/37)
Donor
David S. Tappan
(May 3, 1937)
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