About the Artwork
Birch Bark Box
late 19th century
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Native american
Ojibwa
Birch bark and grass
Overall: 2 1/2 × 4 inches (6.4 × 10.2 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B4761
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed with pencil on side: B-4761 Inscribed with pen on bottom: 4-8-11779[?11799] Chippewas Res., Wis B-4761
Loose note: Birchbark box B-4761; B-4761 BOX, made at the Chippewa Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, of birchbark in two colors. Frederick Stearns Collection Sticker on interior bottom: Birchbark box Chippewa Indian work. Frederick Stearns Collection B-476
Provenance
said to be from Chippewa Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, USA. between 1871-1895, acquired by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907
Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ojibwa, Native American, Birch Bark Box, late 19th century, birch bark and grass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B4761.
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