Box with cover

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Date created: circa 1947

Culture/People: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]
Possible collector: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Previous owner: American Indian Handicraft Co.
Seller: American Indian Handicraft Co.

Collection History: Probably acquired in the mid 1940s by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) for the American Indian Handicraft Company, a personal business he and his wife operated from their home; purchased by MAI from the American Indian Handicraft Company in 1948.
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Place: Maniwaki; 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: 21/2113
Barcode: 212113.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Box with cover
Media/Materials: Birchbark, wood, conifer root
Techniques: Folded, stitched, wrapped, etched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b9cef28-3411-4c0a-8dc1-16caf3b10310

Record ID: NMAI_226427