House cover/covering

Culture/People
Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Collector
Wilson D. Wallis, Non-Indian, 1886-1970
Expedition sponsor
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum)
Collection History
Collected in 1911 by anthropologist Wilson D. Wallis (1886-1970) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
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Place
Pictou Landing; Pictou County; Nova Scotia; Canada
See related items
Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
Architecture/Housing
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/9284
Barcode
029284.000
Object Type
Architecture/Housing
Object Name
House cover/covering
Media/Materials
Birchbark, woodsplints, spruce root, rope
Techniques
Stitched
Dimensions
230 x 105 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65ab446b2-df87-4cfb-9169-5279b53c5eb2
Record ID
NMAI_31337