Culture/People:

Anishinaabe [Parry Island, Ontario]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Julia King, Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this

Object Name:

Box with cover

Media/Materials:

Birchbark, porcupine quills, sweetgrass

Techniques:

Bent, stitched, dyed, quill embroidered

Dimensions:

7.8 x 13.5 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Parry Island; Parry Sound District; Ontario; Canada

Archipelago:

Great Lakes Islands

Island Name:

Parry Island

Island Grouping:

Georgian Bay Islands

Date created:

1976

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1977; 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:

25/9993

Barcode:

259993.000

See related items:

Anishinaabe [Parry Island, Ontario]

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d3ef5b8-1dbd-4dba-a79f-7c067acf11c2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276084