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InscriptionsOn label inside: "Brought from Pictou N.S. about 1845 by Sir J. W. Dawson a present to his fiancé Margaret Ann Young Mercer (Lady Dawson). Presented by Miss Claire Harrington, April 1954".
Date
1845
Medium / Technique
Birch bark, ash splint ?, spruce root, porcupine quill, dye
Dimensions14.1 x 18.2 x 9.8 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Containers
CultureIndigenous: Mi'kmaq
Origin
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberME954.5
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Clare Harrington
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