Box with cover

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Culture/People: Lake Superior Chippewa
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948; Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
Donor: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by her assistant, Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); donated to MAI by Thyra Maxwell in 1962.
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Place: Wisconsin; USA

See related items: Lake Superior Chippewa; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2163
Barcode: 232163.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Box with cover
Media/Materials: Birchbark, porcupine quills
Techniques: Quill embroidered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62dd4acd5-2630-412f-89a5-a0c5f9d906a8

Record ID: NMAI_247318