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Object Number
48-52-10/29380
Display Title
Small birch bark box with porcupine quill decoration.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, round with lid, quilled floral and curvilinear designs, damaged.
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Ottawa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Materials
Wood, Bark, Quill, Sweetgrass, Thread
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
48-52-10/29380
Provenance
Collector
Edith Hall Washburn
(ca. 1898)
Donor
Edith Hall Washburn
(11/04/1948)
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