Round Birch Bark and Quill Box with a Cover
Odawa (Ottawa)
Great Lakes Woodlands
Woodlands
collected early 20th century
Birch bark, porcupine quills, and white thread
Overall: 1 5/16 × 2 1/16 in. (3.3 × 5.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
56.14.13596
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Box
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Albert Green Heath (1888-1953), early 20th century; sold to Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1955; sold to present collection, 1956.
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