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Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Round birch bark lidded box with dense white, dark red, and light purple quillwork on lid, beige on side.
Dimension 1
6" W
Dimension 2
6" D
Dimension 3
2.5" H
Material
bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Condition
V GOOD lbl
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.007
Old Number
MM249.007 CAC#B-15 OC#287
Type
artifact
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Comments Object History
2012 INV: Campus Art Collection Room=Basement; 2014 CAT REV: Information from Elinor Ostrom/Carol Parks spreadsheet:
Ostrom # 287
Ostrom # 287
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.