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Object Number
04-36-10/64250
Display Title
Birch bark box
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, oval, birch bark, 3-tier appearance, exterior quillwork and bark wrap
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1750
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nova Scotia
/
Annapolis County
Materials
Birchbark, Quill, Bark, Grass, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 20.1 x 15.2 cm (5 1/8 x 7 15/16 x 6 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64250
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. B. F. Ward
(ca.1750)
Collector
Unknown
(1904)
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