birch bark; sweetgrass; black thread; porcupine quills natural and dyed green and pink.

The bottom of the box is a rectangular piece of birch bark. The sides are built up with rows of bunched sweetgrass wrapped with dark thread, followed by a panel of birch bark decorated with quillwork circles and leaf motifs, followed by more sweetgrass. The top two centimetres of the box is slightly smaller than the rest, acting as a lip upon which the top sits. The birchbark panel is sealed together with four tacks of natural quills. The lid is a rectangular piece of birchbark decorated with floral motifs and double and tripletacks of natural quills, edged with sweetgrass bunches wrapped with dark thread.

Circles; floral and leaf motifs

In May of 1914 the Gottschall collection was accessioned by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP). Lent to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1936, and formally gifted in 1991 or 1992.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 6 2010.

Researchers present: Adriana Greci-Green, Stacey Loyer, Coralie Boeykens