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Box of bark trimmed in porcupine quill work. tubular shape
Box of bark trimmed in porcupine quill work. tubular shape
Object Number 38-44-10/12772
Display Title Box of bark trimmed in porcupine quill work. tubular shape
Descriptions
Object Description Box of bark trimmed in porcupine quill work. Tubular shape
Inventory Description Box, bark, oval cylindrical, slide-on lid, embroidered quillwork floral design
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Eastern Woodlands
Materials Bark, Quill, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 38-44-10/12772
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman (1888-1916)
Donor Mrs. Henry H. Richardson (05/2/1938)

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