Birch Bark Container

Koyukon
Dene (Athabascan)
Subarctic

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acquired 1951

Birch bark, wood, and vegetable fiber

Overall: 5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (15 × 12 × 6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

51.27.12813

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Processing

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Subarctic

Not on view

Provenance

Robert T. Emery (1918-2005), Lebanon, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1951.

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