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Object Number
04-23-10/64692
Display Title
Birch bark sugar box, "wigwas kukhums"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
wigwas kukhums
Object Description
Birch bark sugar box, "wigwas kukhums"
Inventory Description
Box, birch bark, rectangular base, straight sides, sewn edges, evidence of lid
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Ontario
/
<County>
/
Walpole Island Reservation
Additional Geographic Terms
Ontario, Southwestern
Materials
Birchbark, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 19.6 x 10.1 x 12.3 cm (7 11/16 x 4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64692
Provenance
Owner
Mike Altman
(11/5-6/1904)
Owner
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(11/5-6/1904 - 12/30/1904)
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