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Object Number
2018.18.27
Display Title
Rectangular porcupine quill decorated birchbark box
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular decorated birchbark box, half-chevron body pattern of porcupine quillwork, and repeating diamond design on lid
Inventory Description
Box, rectangular, birchbark, decorated half-chevron pattern of porcupine quillwork, repeating diamond design on lid
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 × 15 × 11 cm (3 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2018.18.27
Credit Line
Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology)
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Collector
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
Donor
Donated by
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
(11/29/2018)
Donor
Donated by
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(11/29/2018)
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