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Introduction
A birchbark box decorated with sweetgrass.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Odawa
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
Described on the card as "Chippewa."
Place of Origin:
Michigan (Northern Michigan), USA
Date Made or Date Range:
before 1914
Read More About This Relative
Materials
second growth birch bark; sweetgrass; black thread.
Techniques or Format
The handle has four-loop patterns on each side, where it is tacked to the lid.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Gottschall collected between 1880-1914.
Provenance
Current Location:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
L-84-116
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:
26518
Record Creation Context
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, May 6 2010.