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box, birchbark and sweetgrass
box, birchbark and sweetgrass
box, birchbark and sweetgrass
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Introduction
A birchbark and sweetgrass box decorated with porcupine quillwork.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Odawa
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
The catalogue card says "Ottawa"
Place of Origin:
Michigan (Northern Michigan), USA
Date Made or Date Range:
before 1914
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Materials
birchbark, sweetgrass; black thread; split root (spruce or cedar); porcupine quills natural and dyed green and orange.
Provenance
Current Location:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
L-84-132
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1936
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1880-1914
Collection Narratives and Histories
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP)
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26714
Record Creation Context
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 6 2010.
Record Creation Notes/Observations
Researchers present: Adriana Greci-Green, Stacey Loyer, Coralie Boeykens