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DepartmentEurope

Lidded box

NameBox
Maker Roksolana Skilska
CultureHutsul
Date2015
Place madeKyiv, Ukraine, Europe
MediumWood (birch wood), inlaid shell, glass beads
Dimensions3 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 7 in. (8.89 × 19.05 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase from the 2015 International Folk Art Market with funds from JoAnn and Bob Balzer, A.2015.83.1ab
Object numberA.2015.83.2ab
Collections
DescriptionCircular wood box with detachable lid decorated with scalloped edges, top of lid and sides of box is embellished with colorful inlay in black, opalescence, orange, yellow, and green, inside of lid and bottom of box has concentric circular engravings
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Roksolana Skilska
2015
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