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moosehair embroidered birchbark box
moosehair embroidered birchbark box
moosehair embroidered birchbark box
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Introduction
A lidded oval Huron-Wendat birchbark box embroidered in moosehair embroider. Inscription on bottom states it was bought at Montmorency Falls in July 1858.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Date Made or Date Range:
1858
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Materials
birchbark, moosehair, thread
Motifs and Patterns
floral
Other Notes
On the bottom: "Falls of Mont Morenci near Quebec L.Canada July 28, 1858 J.J. Jenkins
Dimensions:
10.5 × 7 × 6.5 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
inscription on bottom
Provenance
Current Location:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
E37680
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1962
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Estate of Lawrence W. Jenkins (he was a member of the Peabody Museum staff)
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25343
Record Creation Context
Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell and Madeleine Kropa
Approximate Place of Origin