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Box

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by an unnamed Hudson's Bay Company factor at an unknown date; acquired by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) in 1927 or 1928; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1928.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Dakelh (Carrier)
Previous owner
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Box
Media/Materials
Birchbark, conifer root, paint
Techniques
Folded, stitched, etched, painted
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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