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Object Number
38-44-10/12773
Display Title
Tubular shaped box of bark trimmed in porcupine quill work
Descriptions
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: 14.5 x 7 x 3.4 cm (5 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12773
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
(May 2, 1938)
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