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Object Number 51-15-40/6206
Display Title Birchbark container for meal
Descriptions
Inventory Description Birch bark box, rectangular, folded ends, sewn with bark, metal button inside.
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Finland / <State> / <County> / <City> / Porajarvi Parish
Additional Geographic Terms Russian East Carelia
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 15 x 10 cm (9 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-15-40/6206; 5332:160 / 65; 5332

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