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Box with cover

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1928 by anthropologist Vincent M. Petrullo (1906-1991); purchased by MAI from Vincent Petrullo in 1928.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Weskarini Algonquin [River Lievre/Rivière du Lièvre]
Seller
Vincent M. Petrullo (Vincenzo M. Petrullo), Non-Indian, 1906-1991
Collector
Vincent M. Petrullo (Vincenzo M. Petrullo), Non-Indian, 1906-1991
Date created
1920-1925
Object Name
Box with cover
Media/Materials
Birchbark, conifer root
Techniques
Folded, stitched, wrapped, etched
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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