Moose Hair Embroidered Bark & Satin Box

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Moose Hair Embroidered Bark & Satin Box

Moose Hair Embroidered Bark & Satin Box

Name/Title

Moose Hair Embroidered Bark & Satin Box

Description

Huron birchbark and silk box, with the top bark pieces elaborately embroidered with dyed moose hair in floral patterns. The sides of the box are blue satin or silk, sewn on to a bark base and the four-piece bark top.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Wyandot
Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-7/8 in

Width

5 in

Length

7-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Height is an estimate of what the height is with the satin sides fully extended.

Material

Birch Bark, Satin, Moose Hair, Cotton Thread

Bark Basket Details

Bark Basket Stitching

Cotton Thread, Moose Hair

Bark Basket Decoration

Decoration Type

Embroidery

Decoration Material

Moose Hair

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Moose Hair

Decoration Type

Applied