Box with cover

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Culture/People: probably Lorette Huron (attributed)
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") circa 1915; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1915.
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Place: Québec; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Lorette Huron; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/1709
Barcode: 041709.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Box with cover
Media/Materials: Birchbark, wool cloth, moosehair, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, embroidered, sewn

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60aaa6884-fa80-4f72-beb1-81ce2a8d582f

Record ID: NMAI_44615