Decorative arts
Bark-covered Container
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- Date
- mid-19th century
- Accession number
- 2016.25.23
- Maker
- Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
- Dimensions
- 4 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (10.5 x 8.9 x 16.5 cm.)
- Medium
- elm bark, spruce root, and black pigment
- Description
- Bentwood container with lid of elm bark with spruce root stitching; chip carved, scratch and pigmented designs of traditional form; zig-zag, sun designs, and chip carved quatre foils; Northern Algonquin tribe, Northeastern Woodlands.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
- Department
- American Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
