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Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date
1885-1887
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, spruce root, porcupine quill and dye
Cut, assembled, dyed and decorated
Cut, assembled, dyed and decorated
Dimensions6.3 × 24 × 24 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Dene, Tlicho
Origin
Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
Geocultural Area
Western Subarctic
Object NumberME892.31.4
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. George Mercer Dawson
Status
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This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.