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Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Round lidded birch bark box with dense white quillwork in star design.
Dimension 1
5" W
Dimension 2
5" D
Dimension 3
2.75" H
Material
bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Condition
GOOD wear discol warp lbl
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.105
Old Number
MM249.105 CAC#LS-18 OC#200
Type
artifact
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.