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Birch bark box with porcupine quill decoration.
Birch bark box with porcupine quill decoration.
Object Number 48-52-10/29381
Display Title Birch bark box with porcupine quill decoration.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, birch bark, square, quill geo/floral deco, ribbon tie, fiber and thread edg
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ottawa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Eastern Woodlands
Materials Birchbark, Quill, Vegetable fiber, Ribbon, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 14.9 x 15.2 x 6.6 cm (5 7/8 x 6 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-52-10/29381
Provenance
Collector Edith Hall Washburn (ca. 1898)
Donor Edith Hall Washburn (11/04/1948)

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