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Birch Bark Box

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Title

Birch Bark Box

Object

container

Culture

Ojibwe

Brief Description

Oval lidded birch bark box with dense white and brown quillwork; star and fan design on lid.

Dimension 1

10.25" W

Dimension 2

7.25" D

Dimension 3

3" H

Material

bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)

Construction

cut bent stitched

Decoration

quillwork wrapped(fiber)

Maker

Marina Recollect

Condition

V GOOD

Source

Ostrom, Elinor -bequest

Collector

Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent

Accession Number

MM249.104

Old Number

MM249.104 CAC#LS-17 OC#197

Type

artifact

Locale

Sheguiandah

County

Manitoulin Island

State

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Curatorial/Cataloger Comments

2012 CAT: Created by Marina Recollect, this box was sold at Ojibway Arts and Crafts of Manitoulin Island at the Sheguiandah Reserve. From EO Office.
reserve.

Provenance

This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.