Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0054A,B | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Paint box with lid and contents | |
| 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 | Wood; Commercial cloth; Ochre and other pigments | |
| Description | Hand carved rectangular wooden box with removable slat lid that slides in narrow grooves; Interior of box is carved into two adjacent compartments that extend the entire length of the box and contain several pieces of ochre (?), at least 5 small bundles of commercial cloth strips that probably contain pigments, and a bundle of thread (bundles have not been open to ascertain exact contents); Handwritten paper note in box identifies it as a "Chippewa make-up box, Tower [Mn]." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Width = 8.7, Length = 24.1 | |