Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1920 and 1924 by anthropologist A. Irving Hallowell (1892-1974); purchased by MAI from A.I. Hallowell in 1924.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Abenaki [Odanak/St Francis]
- Collector
- A. Irving Hallowell (Alfred Irving ["Pete"] Hallowell/A.I. Hallowell), Non-Indian, 1892-1974
- Seller
- A. Irving Hallowell (Alfred Irving ["Pete"] Hallowell/A.I. Hallowell), Non-Indian, 1892-1974
- Object Name
- Beaver castor with box/container
- Media/Materials
- Birchbark
- Techniques
- Rolled, stitched
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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