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Culture/People:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Box with cover
Media/Materials:
Birchbark, porcupine quills, sweetgrass, thread
Techniques:
Bent, quill embroidered, stitched, wrapped
Dimensions:
5.8 x 8.9 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Parry Sound; Parry Island Reserve; Parry Sound District; Ontario; Canada (inferred)
Archipelago:
Great Lakes Islands
Island Name:
Parry Island
Island Grouping:
Georgian Bay Islands
Date created:
1970-1972
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/8681
Barcode:
258681.000
See related items:
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6922922d7-47aa-47b3-8fcd-e8a5480a9ceb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_274629