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Object Details

Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents in 1938 by George Heye and William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Dakelh (Carrier)
Collector
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960
Object Name
Box
Media/Materials
Birchbark, conifer root
Techniques
Stitched, etched
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
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