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Native American - Northeast and Southeast Woodland
Native American ➔ Box

Identifier:
37512
Description:
Oval lidded box with porcupine quill embroidery. Note: similarity of sawtooth and scallop border contour and motifs on lid to quilled designs on clothing and to ribbon-work applique of first half of the 19th century.
Date:
1845 – 1855
Materials:
Porcupine Quill
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Museum Purchase
Related Entities:
Ottawa (creator)
Alternate names: Odaawa, Odawa Chippewa (creator)
Alternate names: Ojibway, Ojibwe, Saulteaux George S. Knapp (donor)