Box

Date created
circa 1880
Culture/People
probably Dakelh (Carrier) (attributed)
Lender
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place
British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
See related items
Dakelh (Carrier)
Containers and Vessels
On View
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/7092
Barcode
167092.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Box
Media/Materials
Birchbark, spruce root, porcupine quills
Techniques
Folded, stitched, wrapped, etched
Dimensions
27 x 21 x 21 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f353ce9d-dae6-47ee-8f21-de4ce4094873
Record ID
NMAI_178639