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Miniature Embroidered Trunk

Miniature Embroidered Trunk

Public Domain

Miniature Embroidered Trunk
Artist
CultureHuron
Titles
  • Miniature Embroidered Trunk
Datec. 1830
MediumWood, black dyed buckskin, moose hair
DimensionsWidth: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Duncan W. Corbett
Object number2024.1224.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceNiagara Falls Museum, Niagara Falls, Ontario [1]; purchased by William Jamieson (1954-2011), Niagara Falls, Ontario, 1999; purchased by Robert Fellmeth; sold at [Heritage Auctions, Dallas, 10/30/2024]; purchased by Duncan Corbett.

[1] Email from Robert Fellmeth, 11/11/2024.


Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References N/A Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Pyrographed inscription on interior base of trunk: R/
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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c. 1860
Birchbark, cloth, hide, and moose hair
2024.1222.A,.B
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Unknown North American
Embroidered Birchbark Case
c. 1860
Birchbark, cloth, hide, and moose hair
2024.1220.A,.B
Image Not Available for Embroidered Birchbark Case
Unknown North American
Embroidered Birchbark Case
c. 1860
Birchbark, cloth, hide, and moose hair
2024.1221.A,.B
Basket
Unknown North American
Basket
1900–1930
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds
2006.736
Berry Basket
Unknown North American
Berry Basket
1895–1905
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds Former listed medium: Spruce-root and other plant fibers
78.154
Berry Basket
Unknown North American
Berry Basket
1898–1902
Woven split spruce root and dyed reeds Former listed medium: Spruce-root and other plant fibers
78.157
Image Not Available for Baby Carrier
Unknown North American
Baby Carrier
c. 1880
Wood, hide, glass seed beads, cotton and wool trade cloth, and thread
2024.1219
Basket Tray with Star, Humans, and Crosses
Unknown North American
Basket Tray with Star, Humans, and Crosses
1895–1905
Willow, devil's claw, and yucca root
93.382
Basket Tray with Geometric Designs
Unknown North American
Basket Tray with Geometric Designs
1900–1910
Willow and devil's claw fibers
95.280
Basket Tray with Humans, Cacti, and Animals
Unknown North American
Basket Tray with Humans, Cacti, and Animals
1910–1920
Woven willow and Devil's Claw
92.245
Water Jar Basket
Unknown North American
Water Jar Basket
1850–1900
Plant fiber, willow, tree pitch or tar
63.199
Basket Jar
Unknown North American
Basket Jar
1850–1900
Plant fiber, willow, devil's claw
63.198
Unknown North American