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Quill ornamented box
Object Number 99-12-10/52996
Display Title Quill ornamented box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, bark, round, white and natural quill decoration on lid
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nova Scotia
Additional Geographic Terms Nova Scotia, Southern
Materials Bark, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 16.5 x 0.8 cm (3 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52996
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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