Dublin Core
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.
reserve.
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.