Dublin Core
Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Round lidded birch bark box with dense quillwork of red-orange maple leaf on white background.
Dimension 1
4" W
Dimension 2
4" D
Dimension 3
2" H
Material
bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Condition
GOOD wear discol warp lbl
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.100
Old Number
MM249.100 CAC#LS-12 OC#211
Type
artifact
County
Manitoulin Island
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.