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cigar case
cigar case
cigar case
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Introduction
A Huron-Wendat moosehair embroidered birchbark cigar case with scenes of figures smoking, gathering fruit, and hunting.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin
Attribution based on style
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
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Materials
Birchbark, moosehair
Techniques or Format
Sewn birchbark case with birchbark lining and ornamented with moosehair embroidery
Motifs and Patterns
Recto: top scene, two figures smoking pipes; bottom scene, two figures gathering. Verso: top scene figure smoking pipe, trees, flowers and bird; bottom scene, possible forest hunting scene.
Dimensions:
14 × 7 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of Denmark
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
HC.152c
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
45203
Record Creation Context
Visit to National Museum of Denmark of Ruth Phillips, Norman Vorano and Alex Nahwegahbow assisted by Mille Gabriel and Anja Blok Jespersen on June 24, 2016.
Approximate Place of Origin