birchbark box

birchbark box

birchbark box

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Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

reportedly

Date Made or Date Range: pre-1970
Materials

birchbark

Motifs and Patterns

white maple leaf stitched on the top and three red leaf tips

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

year of collecting

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: IV-B-13178
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 2008
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1970
GKS Reference Number: 837
Record Creation Context

Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.

Approximate Place of Origin

42.3314, -83.0458

Source of Information about Places

Minnesota