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chest, miniature
chest, miniature
chest, miniature
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Nation of Maker:
Odawa
Date Made or Date Range:
1840s to 1880s
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Materials
Birch bark, porcupine quill, spruce root, cotton thread and blue polished cotton seamtape
Techniques or Format
Miniature chest formed from birch bark.
Motifs and Patterns
Porcupine quill bird and flower motifs.
Additional Context
DP: Birds related to those on Iroquois "whimsies."
Dimensions:
0 × 10.063 × 5 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
2008.34
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
2008
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Gift of David W. Penney and Adriana Greci Green
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26426
Approximate Place of Origin