Description:

Native American Western United States Plains Tribes, Lakota (Sioux), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE; First Nations, Eastern Canada / Great Lakes, Mi'kmaq or Ojibwe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A Northeastern lidded box, made from birch bark covered in porcupine quills, and 2 beaded leather hair ornaments from the Great Plains. The 2 leather hairpieces are beaded with glass seed beads, tin cones, horsehair, and dyed chicken feathers; and the smaller has quillwork as well. Size of box: 4.75" L x 3.25" W x 2.5" H (12.1 cm x 8.3 cm x 6.4 cm); large awl : 13" L x 4" W (33 cm x 10.2 cm)

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Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: Fraying and losses to quills on the side of the box, and fading to dyed colors, bark foundation is intact, good antique / vintage condition. Leather is stiff on the smaller hairpiece. Staining and discoloration. Missing beaded tassel on the larger, and losses to feather tassel on the smaller hairpiece.

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