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Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe, Odawa
Brief Description
Round birch bark lidded box with dense white quillwork of an 8-petal flower on the lid.
Dimension 1
5.5" W
Dimension 2
5.5" D
Dimension 3
2.75" H
Material
bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Maker
Josette Debassige
Condition
GOOD wear discol
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.006
Old Number
MM249.006 CAC#B-14 OC#284
Type
artifact
County
Manitoulin Island
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Comments Object History
Sold at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation in West
Bay/M’Chigeeng for $56.00. Inside is a store tag with the price, artist’s name, and statement of authenticity.
Bay/M’Chigeeng for $56.00. Inside is a store tag with the price, artist’s name, and statement of authenticity.
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.