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Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsHandwritten by D. R. McCord, in pencil, on base: An Abenaki Indian told me sign on the cover is that of Good-Luck (swasteko cross made thus by Abenakis) Micmac/1914/ over a hundred years old (as likely one hundred and fifty as not).
Date
1865-1900
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, spruce root, ash wood ?, porcupine quill, aniline dye
DimensionsHeight: 10.2 cm
Outside diameter: 14.5 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq
Origin
Nova Scotia, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM113.0-1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
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