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Box
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsPrice "$2.50"
On a piece of paper in ink: Recto: "J. MENANT, LES PIERRES GRAVÉES, Vols (?) 1, 2 - Paris. About 1882" Verso: "Box, Indians, New Brunswick"
Date
1900-1925
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, spruce root, sweetgrass, porcupine quill, dye
DimensionsHeight: 7 cm
Outside diameter: 12.5 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq; Maliseet
Origin
New Brunswick, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM10340.1-2
CollectionMcCord
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