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Object Number
04-49-10/64243
Display Title
Birch bark box and cover ornamented in dyed moose hair
Descriptions
Object Description
Birch bark box and cover ornamented in dyed moose hair.
Inventory Description
Box w/ lid, birch bark, cylindrical, quilled floral design, base broken, thread
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Iroquois?
- Huron?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
/
<County>
/
Loretteville?
Additional Geographic Terms
Quebec, near: Falls of Montmorency?; Indian Lorette?
Materials
Bark, Birchbark, Moosehair, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 4.1 x 3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
64243
Provenance
Collector
J. J. Jenkins
(07/28/1858)
Donor
Lawrence W. Jenkins
(01/01/1904)
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