Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Box |
Other Name |
birchbark box |
Catalog Number |
2000-15-002 A-B |
Artist |
Bridges, David Moses |
Nation/Culture |
Passamaquoddy |
Title |
Etched Birchbark Box with Floral Pattern |
Date |
2000 |
Description |
From David Moses Bridges: Short, cylindrical birch bark box with lid; etched designs include floral pattern on box, smoking rabbit with wave border on lid. Single piece body construction of 37.4 x 13.5 cm lashed with an offset zigzag over a 3.5 cm overlap. Bottom is double-layered lashed to sides by a 5 strand step stitch. Bark rim support is topped with scarphed rattan, lashed with four lashings of three strands each. Cover rim is one pice, 49 x 4 cm with 7.7 cm overlap, lashed with a single X stitch. Top is double-layered with 5-strand stepped stitch. According to DMB: "Alot of inspiration from Tomah Joseph here. That's second growth bark on the inside top and bottom." Museum purchase from artist at Native American Festival, Bar Harbor, July 8, 2000. |
Medium/Material |
birchbark, spruce root, rattan |
Dimensions |
H-5.906 Dia-4.724 inches |
Collection |
Abbe Museum Permanent Collection |
Source |
Museum Purchase |
Local Context |
Open to Collaborate CI Label |