- Ethnohistorical collection
Box
Rectangular woven box made from several types of plant fiber.
- Accession Number 2021.59.237.1-2
- Date 1900
- Materials grass, sweetgrass, pigment, wood, black ash
- Measurements 7 x 30 x 13 cm
Historical context
Selon le catalogue d’époque du St-Regis Indian Trading Co., d’Hogansburg dans l’État de New York, ce genre de contenant à papeterie en vannerie de foin d’odeur sur armature de frêne noir se vendait quatorze dollars américains la douzaine autour de 1910. Cet article servant à recevoir des lettres, papiers à lettres et enveloppes était très commun au 19e siècle ainsi que dans la première moitié du 20e siècle. Les pièce...
- Accession Number 2021.59.237.1-2
- Date 1900
- Materials grass, sweetgrass, pigment, wood, black ash
- Measurements 7 x 30 x 13 cm
© © Collection Pointe-à-Callière, don de Jacques Lacaille, 2021.059.237.1-2
Photo by Michel Pinault
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