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Birch Bark Box

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Title

Birch Bark Box

Object

container

Culture

Ojibwe

Brief Description

Oval birch bark lidded box with minimal quillwork of a red flower on lid, dense white quillwork on side.

Dimension 1

4.75" W

Dimension 2

3" D

Dimension 3

2.25" H

Material

bark(birch) fiber(sweet grass) cotton quill(porcupine)

Construction

cut bent stitched

Decoration

quill work wrapped(fiber)

Condition

GOOD warp discol

Source

Ostrom, Elinor -bequest

Collector

Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent

Accession Number

MM249.109

Old Number

MM249.109 CAC#LS-22 OC#216

Type

artifact

County

Manitoulin Island

State

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Provenance

This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.