Box with cover

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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]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8834
Barcode: 028834.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64a5025e3-5270-4766-987a-a91faa211f9d

Record ID: NMAI_30863