Rounded Box with eight pointed star pattern

Probably Mi'kmaq

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Caption

Probably Mi'kmaq. Rounded Box with eight pointed star pattern, late 19th century. Birchbark, porcupine quill, calico cloth, 5 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (14 × 17.1 × 9.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 68.98. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.98_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Rounded Box with eight pointed star pattern

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Birchbark, porcupine quill, calico cloth

Classification

Container

Dimensions

5 1/2 × 6 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (14 × 17.1 × 9.2 cm)

Credit Line

Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

68.98

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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