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Dice box
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Inscriptions"Old / Micmac / Dice Box / I have the photograph / of the squaw / now deceased at 104 / who made this box".
Paper inside: "272 / 107"
Date
1830-1860
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, ash splint ?, spruce root ?, porcupine quill
DimensionsHeight: 4.7 cm
Outside diameter: 8.1 cm
ClassificationRecreational Objects - Game Equipment
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Origin
Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia, Canada
Object NumberM107.0-1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
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