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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]
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 1927 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1927.
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Place: Between Désert and Gatineau Rivers; Désert and Gantineau Rivers; Outaouais Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/3067
Barcode: 153067.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: wigwém?t'

Object Name: Box
Media/Materials: Birchbark, spruce root, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Folded, stitched, etched
Dimensions: 34.6 x 22.0 x 25.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e4e88150-e0ab-4b91-a881-39501edc0b87

Record ID: NMAI_164213