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Birch bark box
Birch bark box
Birch bark box
DepartmentEurope

Birch bark box

NameBox
(not entered)Container
CultureRussian
Datec. 2014
Place madeSiberia, Russia, Europe/Asia
MediumBirch bark, birch wood
Dimensions7 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 4 7/16 in. (19 × 15 × 11.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea, A.2020.34.2
Object numberA.2020.34.2ab
ProvenanceDonated to Folk Art Flea by Peggy Chester. Purchased by Peggy Chester from a roadside stand outside of St. Petersburg, Russia, ca. 2014.
DescriptionOval container with handled lid; lid and base of container are carved wood.
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