Match box/container

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Date created: 1929

Culture/People: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) in 1929; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1929.
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Place: Désert River; 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: 16/4967
Barcode: 164967.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Match box/container
Media/Materials: Birchbark, wood, conifer root, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Rolled, carved, stitched, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ebe54ce-f54d-4b52-bd62-85f15e37880d

Record ID: NMAI_176891