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box, birch bark
box, birch bark
box, birch bark
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Introduction
Nation of Maker:
Other
Nation of Origin
Ojibwa
Date Made or Date Range:
late 1800s
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Materials
Birch bark, colored quills
Techniques or Format
Birch bark box, ornamented with porcupine quills.
Motifs and Patterns
Decorative motifs consists of a flower, leaves, stripes and X's.
Additional Context
Bilateral symmetry relates to the Schoolcraft material
Dimensions:
0 × 0 × 2.125 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
99.5B2619
Collection at Current Location:
Frederick K. Stearns Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1899
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Frederick K. Stearns
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26192
Approximate Place of Origin