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Object Number
41-72-10/24364
Display Title
Round bark box decorated with porcupine quill decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, flat base, round, straight sides, lid with quilled floral designs
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Great Lakes Region
Materials
Birchbark, Quill, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 11.7 x 6.3 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
41-72-10/24364; 40 c
Provenance
Collector
David I. Bushnell, Jr.
(01/01/1899-01/01/1939)
Donor
Estate of David I. Bushnell, Jr.
(08/01/1941-11/08/1940)
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