A round box, 1.5 inches, made of birch bark and ornamented with red and white coloured porcupine quill work. Work of the North East Indians. From the Von Noszky collection, Melrose Florida. Donated by Rosa Von Noszky in 1922.
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Materials
birch bark; red, white dyed quill.
Techniques or Format
porcupine quill embroidered box
Motifs and Patterns
four petal flower embroidered in the center of the lid. Each petal is half red and half white.
Other Notes
the box cover is in good condition, particularly the flower which is undamaged.
many of the quills have fallen out of the base.
Condition:
fair
Provenance
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
18474
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1922-02-24
Collection Narratives and Histories
from the Von Noszky collection, a miscellaneous collection of art, Indian, historical and natural history material. donated by Mrs. Rosa Von Noszky in February 1922.
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