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Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Round lidded birch bark box with dense white and brown quillwork; 8-pointed star on lid, diamonds on side.
Dimension 1
8" W
Dimension 2
8" D
Dimension 3
3" H
Material
bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Condition
V GOOD wear discol lbl
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.099
Old Number
MM249.099 CAC#LS-11 OC#199
Type
artifact
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Comments Object History
$275.00; Elinor Ostrom Home Office
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.