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Box
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsIn ink on base: Made 1874 or 1879. Note: an inferior box compared with earlier Mic-mac work.
Date
1874-1879
Medium / Technique
Wood, birchbark, spruce root, porcupine quill, wool, aniline dye
Dimensions9.3 x 9.7 x 16 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq
Origin
Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM119.0-1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
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