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Metadata
Title |
Trinket box |
Description |
Round box with lid; Lid decorated with eight-petal pink flower on natural birch bark ground; Green chevrons around perimeter of lid; Natural quills on sides; Edge bound with sweetgrass; Green, yellow and white chevron design around circumference of base. |
Object Name |
Box, Trinket |
Provenance |
The box was purchased by Sarah and her mother while visiting Northport, Michigan during the summer of 1924 or 1925. Box was used by original owners for the storage of buttons and trinkets. |
Year Range from |
1924 |
Year Range to |
1925 |
Material |
Bark, Birch/Quills, Porcupine/Quills, Porcupine Dyed |
Used |
To store buttons and trinkets |
Owned |
McClelland, Sarah (Sally) |
Subjects |
Indians of North America |
Search Terms |
Birch bark Native American Removal Quillwork |
Collection |
Traditional Arts of the Anishnabek |
Accession Number |
2003.54 |