Box

Culture/People
Penobscot
Previous owner
Thomas Webb Preston (T. W. Preston), Non-Indian, 1855-1935
Seller
Thomas Webb Preston (T. W. Preston), Non-Indian, 1855-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1907 from Thomas Webb Preston (T. W. Preston, 1855-1935), who operated "The Indian Store" in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Place
Maine; USA (inferred)
See related items
Penobscot
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/3986
Barcode
013986.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Box
Media/Materials
Birchbark, wood, conifer root
Techniques
Folded, etched, stitched
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws685413d8b-5773-49bf-bab3-5e575265dda9
Record ID
NMAI_14814