Berry box/container

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Date created: circa 1925

Culture/People: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]
Collector: 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) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Lake Saint John (Lac Saint-Jean); Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]; Food Gathering and Preparation

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/3307
Barcode: 153307.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation
Indigenous Term: bustsláqðn mí·nðc

Object Name: Berry box/container
Media/Materials: Birchbark, conifer root
Techniques: Folded, stitched, etched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d1fc404-8c3b-4c12-a46a-5420222b3200

Record ID: NMAI_164501