Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0038 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Scroll | |
| Culture | Chippewa, Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark | |
| Description | Scroll made from one or more long sheets of birch bark whose ends are secured between two wooden slats; Series of simple figures (humans, animals, plants, man-made objects) are scratched onto surface of bark sheet (sheet has not been unrolled to determine extent and exact nature of drawings). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 34.0, Length = ca. 105.0 | |