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Object Number
00-1-10/53966
Display Title
Birchbark box, covered with spruce roots and ornamented
Descriptions
Object Description
Birchbark box, covered with spruce roots and ornamented
Inventory Description
Box, birch, natural quill decoration throughout, round
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nova Scotia
Additional Geographic Terms
Nova Scotia, Southwest
Materials
Birch, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 20.5 x 0.4 cm (4 15/16 x 8 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53966
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(ca. 1800)
Donor
Mr. W. M. MacVicar
(January, 1900)
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