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View full screenPail, of cut and folded birch bark, stitched with blue and white quills, the rim reinforced by a bent stick lashed with split spruce roots and red, blue and white porcupine quills, has thong carrying strap, used for carrying water or berries: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, Fort Rae, Tłı̨chǫ, c. 1860
A.558.28
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Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
c. 1860
Tłı̨chǫ
Athapaskan
Bark, Porcupine quill, Spruce root, Skin
Cut and folded birch bark stitched with blue and white quills, rim reinforced by a bent stick lashed with split spruce roots and red, blue and white porcupine quills. Has thong carrying strap.
Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Hudson's Bay Company
Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
Dogrib: We live securely by the land (01 Oct 2006 - 14 Dec 2007)
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Carleton University Art Gallery
Dè T’a Hoti Ts’eeda: ‘We Live Securely by the Land’; An Exhibition of Dene material selected from the collections from National Museums Scotland. Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 2006
Idiens, Dale, A catalogue of Northern Athapaskan Indian artefacts in the collection of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, Art and Archaeology 3, March 1979
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Iron lid of a safe or treasure chest of the Darien Company, with a complicated lock of fifteen spring bolts, 1695
Iron money chest with complicated lock of fifteen spring bolts, and iron pipe key with triangular protrusion in bow, 17th century
Naga warrior's chest ornament, painted orange and black, the tattooed face of the carved wooden head probably indicates a Thendu Konyak context: Assam
Brass-bound leather covered wooden chest, for blankets or linen, painted in Japan work on a red ground: English, c. 1700 - 1720
Low wooden stand, painted and gilt, for brass-bound leather covered wooden chest, painted in Japan work on a red ground: English, c. 1700 - 1720
One part of walnut veneer chest of drawers in two stages, with sunburst decoration, brass handled drawers, one of which holds a writing board with small drawers: English, early 18th century
One part of walnut veneer chest of drawers in two stages, with sunburst decoration, brass handled drawers, one of which holds a writing board and small drawers: English, early 18th century
Bentwood chest, of rectangular shape, of wood, with long sides carved in shallow relief heightened with red, brown, black and green pigments, possibly with Bear and Beaver crests: North America, Canada, British Columbia or USA, Alaska, Northern Northwest Coast, late 19th century
Bentwood chest lid, of rectangular shape, of wood, signs of wear towards the underside: North America, Canada, British Columbia or USA, Alaska, Northern Northwest Coast, late 19th century
Rectangular mahogany chest with inlaid brass decoration, made to contain the nécessaire de voyage or travelling service assembled by Martin-Guillaume Biennais for Napoleon's sister, the Princess Pauline Borghese, possibly at the time of her marriage to Prince Camillo Borghese in 1803: French, Paris, probably 1803, bequeathed to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1825
Wooden meal kist or chest or girnel, three large drawers and three small at top below lid, bottom drawer is only real drawer, hinged top opens, surface is brown varnished, 19th - 20th century
Mahogany chest containing glasses, decanters and drinking paraphernalia of the Whin Club, with an oval brass plaque engraved with a whin or gorse bush and the motto ‘SEMPER VIRET’, presented by Adam Duff to the club in March 1812