quilled birchbark box

quilled birchbark box

quilled birchbark box

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Introduction

Round quillbox featuring a rosebud and blue stripes against a solid-quilled background.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Materials

birch bark, sweetgrass, wooden splint, quills, black thread

Motifs and Patterns

rosebud, paired blue stripes on opposite sides

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 4.3 cm
Condition: good
Current Location: National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E418687A
Collection at Current Location: Marjorie M. Post Collection
GKS Reference Number: 27152
Approximate Place of Origin

44.736, -88.788

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