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Square birchbark box (6.5 cm. x 65. cm. x 3 cm.) with porcupine quillwork design
Object Number 969-2-10/50202
Display Title Square birchbark box (6.5 cm. x 65. cm. x 3 cm.) with porcupine quillwork design
Descriptions
Object Description Square birchbark box (6.5 cm. x 65. cm. x 3 cm.) with porcupine quillwork design
Inventory Description Box, birch bark, square, hinged lid withlatch, quill floral design, fiber edging
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Planis region
Materials Birchbark, Quill, Vegetable fiber, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 7.3 x 6.6 cm (1 7/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-2-10/50202
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Intermediary Pres. Mary Bunting
Donor Mary I. Decker (? - Dec. 22 1969)

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