Heart-shaped quilled birchbark box
Heart-shaped quilled birchbark box
Datemid 19th-late 19th Century
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (8.3 × 14 × 14.6 cm)
MediumBirchbark, porcupine quills, spruce root, natural dyes
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LineGift of James E. Laramy
Object number
2025.143A-B
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DescriptionA medium sized heart shaped box crafted from birchbark. Surface
decoration on the lid is of intricate patterns of porcupine quillwork in
blue, yellow, white, dark brown and light brown. Sides of the box are
finished in spruce root wrapping and the 'single chevron' pattern of
quillwork in blue, yellow and white.
mid 19th-late 19th Century
mid 19th-late 19th Century
late 18th century
mid 19th-late 19th Century
mid 18th century
mid 18th century
mid 18th century
late 18th century
mid 18th century
mid 18th century
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