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Lidded Box

Tomah Joseph Native American
ca. 1890
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Object Information
  • Title: Lidded Box
  • Artist: Tomah Joseph (Native American, Pasamaquoddy, 1837–1914)
  • Date: ca. 1890
  • Geography: Object place Maine, United States
  • Medium: Birchbark
  • Dimensions: H. 4 x W. 2 3/4 in. (10.2 x 7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.89a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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