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Lidded Birch-Bark Box

Artwork Tombstone
CultureOdawa
CultureOjibwe
TitleLidded Birch-Bark Box
Date20th century
MediumWood, quill, dye, cotton, and and reed
DimensionsObject: 2 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (7.3 × 10.8 cm)
Overall: 2 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (7.3 × 10.8 cm)
Overall (basket without lid): 2 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (5.7 × 10.8 cm)
Overall (lid): 1 3/16 × 4 1/4 in. (3 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineEstate of Elinor Ostrom, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number2012.55
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"Lidded Birch-Bark Box | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2012.55