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Box
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Inscriptions"1770", "Old Micmac / Nest of Three Boxes / The largest"
Date
1865-1900
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, spruce root, sweetgrass, ash wood ?, porcupine quill, dye
DimensionsHeight: 12.5
Outside diameter: 19.4 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq
Origin
Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM108.0-1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
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