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Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Date
1885-1887
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, spruce root, porcupine quill, dye
Dimensions7.8 x 33.8 x 31.2 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Dene, Dogrib
Origin
Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
Geocultural Area
Western Subarctic
Object NumberME892.31.1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. George Mercer Dawson
Status
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