Match box/container

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected in 1926 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1926.
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Place: Lake Saint John (Lac Saint-Jean); Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/6920
Barcode: 146920.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Match box/container
Media/Materials: Birchbark, wood, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Rolled, mortised, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6175b9ae0-387b-45a8-b992-d5f62ad4ea36

Record ID: NMAI_157852