Bark-covered Container
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- Elm Bark Covered Container
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Datemid-19th century
Mediumelm bark, spruce root, and black pigment
Dimensions4 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (10.5 x 8.9 x 16.5 cm.)
DescriptionBentwood container with lid of elm bark with spruce root stitching; chip carved, scratch and pigmented designs of traditional form; zig-zag, sun designs, and chip carved quatre foils; Northern Algonquin tribe, Northeastern Woodlands.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2016.25.23
Paul Mary Gray
1866
Object number: 87.76.102
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.5
