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Birchbark headdress box

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Passamaquoddy artist Tomah Joseph (1837-1914) created this headdress box of birchbark and decorated it with images from Passamaquoddy origin stories.

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Item typePersonal Objects
Jewelry, Accessories
Crafts, Decorative Art
CreatorJoseph, Tomah
Datecirca 1905
PlaceMaine
TopicNative American
Art, Music, Literature, Crafts
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialWood
Dimension detailsHeight: 17.00 in Diameter: 10.00 in
Catalog #2002.55
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Joseph, Tomah. Birchbark headdress box. ca. 1905. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2002-55/. Accessed on April 30, 2025.

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