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Lot 316
Eastern Woodlands Decorated Birchbark Containers
Sale 1073 - Native American Art, Session I
Sep 9, 2022 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,000 - 1,500
Price Realized
$5,313
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Eastern Woodlands Decorated Birchbark Containers
mid-19th century

lot of 2, includes:

a rectangular lidded box decorated with fleur-de-lis and identified as Ojibwa
height 9 inches x width 11 inches x depth 8-1/2 inches

a conical lidded box with double-scroll elements, identified as Passamaquoddy
height 8-1/2 inches x width 8 inches x depth 7 inches

and an additional lidded container
height 6 inches x width 5 inches x depth 4 inches

Exhibited (far left):
June 30-2015 - May 2016. Anishnaabek Art: Gift of the Great Lakes. Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, Harbor Spring, Michigan

Published (far left):
Hemenway, Eric and Mary Cummings. Anishnaabek Art: Gift of the Great Lakes (2015: 8).

Property from the Estate of Robert Streett
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