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Title
Birch Bark Box
Object
container
Culture
Ojibwe
Brief Description
Oval lidded birch bark box with multi-colored quillwork in a star and fan design.
Dimension 1
5" W
Dimension 2
3" D
Dimension 3
2" H
Material
bark(birch) cotton fiber(sweet grass) quill(porcupine)
Construction
cut bent stitched
Decoration
quillwork wrapped(fiber)
Condition
V GOOD discol lbl
Source
Ostrom, Elinor -bequest
Collector
Ostrom, Elinor and Vincent
Accession Number
MM249.110
Old Number
MM249.110 CAC#LS-23 OC#202
Type
artifact
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
Continent
North America
Comments Object History
Purchased for $195.00; from Elinor Ostrom Home Office
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.