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Birch bark box ornamented with porcupine quills
Birch bark box ornamented with porcupine quills
Object Number 03-2-10/62572
Display Title Birch bark box ornamented with porcupine quills
Descriptions
Object Description Birch bark box ornamented with porcupine quills. Popcorn and radiating design.
Inventory Description Cylindrical birch bark box w/ lid, red, green and white quillwork, floral design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date pre 1848
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
  • Ojibwa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Superior
Materials Birchbark, Porcupine quill
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62572 & 25 & From F. Amory
Provenance
Collector F. Amory (1848?)
Donor Mrs. Asa Gray (01/01/1903)

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