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Ceremonial Squirrel  Shaped box
Ceremonial Squirrel Shaped box
Ceremonial Squirrel  Shaped box
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Ceremonial Squirrel Shaped box

NameCeremonial Squirrel Shaped box
Datec. 1875
Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia
Mediumwood, lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 5 1/8 in. (8 x 5 x 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Diane & Sandy Besser
Object numberFA.2006.70.39V
DescriptionSmall wooden box shaped like a squirrel; (?). Squirrel's back and rail form the lid. Decorative / detail carving overall. Remnants of red paint / lacquer overall.
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Woman’s nigraligaaq (fancy parka)
Artist not recorded
late 19th–early 20th century
box
c. 1875
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Linvel Barker
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