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: Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-13589a,b, described as a) Box made of birchbark; wood base; elliptical, covered with elaborate design (zigzag) of porcupine quills in red, brown, yellow, purple, green and blue. b) Lid. Multicolored geometric designs in quillwork on white ground; sweetgrass inside rim; split cedar root wrapping around edge.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-13590a,b, described as a) Box made of birchbark; cylindrical; wood base; encircling bands. b) Cover; elaborate geometric designs of dyed porcupine quills in white, red, blue, green, brown, and purple; sweetgrass around rim.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-47040a,b, described as Wood box with cover. Porcupine quill embroidery. a) Base; multicolor zigzag quills on birchbark, all four sides. b) Cover; yellow quills on birchbark, split spruce root on edges.
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S1970-1971 #12: California State University, Chico (August 14, 1970–April 13, 1971)
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S1969-1970 #45: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (November 3, 1969–November 3, 1969)
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