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Box with cover

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1951.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Odawa (Ottawa)
Date created
1870-1900
Object Name
Box with cover
Media/Materials
Birchbark, porcupine quills, dye/dyes, sweetgrass, woodsplints, cotton thread
Techniques
Dyed, quill embroidered, wrapped, stitched
Dimensions
12.60 x 17.00 x 9.00 cm
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
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