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Heart-shaped quilled birchbark box
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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.

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