Berry box/container

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Date created: circa 1900

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 1911 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Lake Saint John (Lac Saint-Jean); Saguenay-Lac Saint Jean Region; Québec; Canada

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8824
Barcode: 028824.000

Object Type: Food Gathering and Preparation

Object Name: Berry box/container
Media/Materials: Birchbark, wood, conifer root, cotton cloth
Techniques: Folded, stitched, wrapped, aboriginally repaired

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0f3e4e2-b328-4465-9896-3508c79a6e6b

Record ID: NMAI_30853