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Needlework box

InscriptionsCard in box: No. 3549 / Indian Box = work / McGill University / Hayter Reed Collection Label: Beaded Work Box / Typical Cree Bead Work. Probably made for White Trade. / Hayter Reed Coll.

Date 1865-1900

Medium / Technique Glass bead, cotton cloth, cotton thread, cardboard, metal, silk cloth

Dimensions13.5 x 19 x 14.5 cm

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Textileworking T&E - Needleworking Equipment

CultureIndigenous: Nêhiyawak

Origin Alberta; Saskatchewan, Canada

Geocultural Area Northern Plains

Object NumberACC3549

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Hayter Reed

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