birch bark, dyed porcupine quills, split root

flat bottom,; round, straight sides; fitted lid; floral design on lid and sides of dyed porcupine quills in red, green and purple; sewn with spit roots.

Floral

repaired with string; bottom edge binding half gone; top and sides torn, many quills missing.

Donated by Mrs. H.E. Gore, Captiva Florida on June 2, 1941. Part of a collection comprising 70 fossils, 117 Indian mound stone implements and ornaments, 23 shell implements and ornaments, 5 specimens of Seminole Indian work, 16 specimens of bead work, 2 Indian skulls, 21 specimens of basketry, 10 specimens of war material, 14 specimens of ceramics, 13 specimens of glassware, 14 specimens of wood ware, 22 specimens of ironware, 1 specimen of horsehair, 1 leather specimen, 1 cow horn specimen, 61 sea plant specimens, 1 wallpaper sample book, 2 clocks, 9 books, 7 pairs of steer horns, 1 pair of deer antlers, 36 turtle specimens, 3 rattlesnake skins, 17 wood specimens, 9 carved coconuts, 29 minerals, 38 concretion specimens, 17 fossils, 6 coral specimens, 1 street lamp, 18 trays, 3 cartons of shells.

created from the records of the FLMNH