Lidded Box
CultureMicmac, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, Canada
Dateca. 1840
MediumBirch bark, wood, spruce root, and natural and dyed porcupine quills
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 6 1/8 inches (13.97 × 15.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of James E. Laramy
Object number2009.44.A,B
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionCylindrical lidded birch bark box ornamented with porcupine quills in blue, golden yellow and white geometric designs.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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