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Object Number
2018.18.28
Display Title
Lidded birchbark box with porcupine quillwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Lidded birchbark box with porcupine quillwork in chevron pattern on exterior, representational design on lid
Inventory Description
Birchbark box, round flat wood base, round body with porcupine quillwork in chevron pattern on exterior, representational design on fitted lid
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
early-mid 19th century
Culture
- Micmac
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Birchbark , Porcupine quill
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 × 12.4 × 12.3 cm (3 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2018.18.28
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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