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2014.43.4.2

Birch bark lid with porcupine quillwork decoration. The lid is constructed of birch bark with a band of vertical cane strips with the same quill decoration as the body of the basket. The lid is decorated with a geometric design of white, orange, black and blue dyed quills consisting of linear designs and triangles. For the decorated birch bark box see 2014.43 .1. [CW [OPS move] 15/07/2016]

2014.43.4.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Birch bark lid with porcupine quillwork decoration. The lid is constructed of birch bark with a band of vertical cane strips with the same quill decoration as the body of the basket. The lid is decorated with a geometric design of white, orange, black and blue dyed quills consisting of linear designs and triangles. For the decorated birch bark box see 2014.43 .1. [CW [OPS move] 15/07/2016]
Long description
Birch bark basket with quillwork decoration. The basket is part of a nest of three [see 2014.43.3 & .5 for the others]. The main body of the basket [.1] is made from an inner layer of birch bark with one band of vertical cane strips on the outside interwoven at spaced intervals with white porcupine quill decoration. The lid [.2] is constructed of birch bark with a band of vertical cane strips with the same quill decoration as the body of the basket. The lid is decorated with a geometric design of white, orange, black and blue dyed quills consisting of linear designs and triangles. The overall construction is stitched together with cane. [FB 30/10/2014]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Nova Scotia
Cultural groups
Mi'kmaq
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Jessica Turner
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1984
Date collected
By 1984
Acquisition information
Donated: 21/01/2014
Materials and processes
Material Birch Bark Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Porcupine Quill Animal, Material Cane Plant, Process Embroidered, Process Woven, Process Quillwork, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 103 mm, Height: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2014.43.4.2

Search terms: Vessel, Basket, Box, Lid

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