Culture/People:

Mi'kmaq (Micmac)  Search this

Collector:

Wilson D. Wallis, Non-Indian, 1886-1970  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum)  Search this

Object Name:

House cover/covering

Media/Materials:

Birchbark, spruce root, wood, woodsplints, rope

Techniques:

Stitched

Object Type:

Architecture/Housing

Place:

Pictou Landing; Pictou County; Nova Scotia; Canada

Collection History:

Collected in 1911 by anthropologist Wilson D. Wallis (1886-1970) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Catalog Number:

2/9284

Barcode:

029284.002

See related items:

Mi'kmaq (Micmac)

Architecture/Housing

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6208d9f04-db37-4506-8a67-8a6abc516fd4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_31339