Lot n° 289
Estimation :
80 - 150
EUR
Three objects, a small round box, a scissors case and a need - Lot 289
Three objects, a small round box, a scissors case and a needle pick, covered with an embroidery made of quills (hairs) from the American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), a species not regulated under the Washington Convention (CITES), EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 and the French Environment Code. This ancient technique is known as quillwork. This quillwork decoration is embroidered on birch bark (betula papyrifera). Box, diameter: 5.3 cm. Case, length: 9 cm. Needle pick, length: 7.5 cm. Canada, North East Coast. Huron people. 19th century. Former Paula and Abraham Rosman Collection. New York, NY.
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